EU court blocks challenge to law protecting Italy’s premier

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Series Details 4.5.05
Publication Date 04/05/2005
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The European Court of Justice ruled on 3 May 2005 that European Union law could not override a law passed by the Italian Government that helped Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi avoid trial on false accounting charges.

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BBC News, 3.5.05: EU legal victory for Berlusconi http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4508467.stm
European Court of Justice: Press Release, No.38, 2005 http://curia.europa.eu/en/actu/communiques/cp05/aff/cp050038en.pdf

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