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Portugal
Unruly passengers 'could exempt airlines from paying compensation'
"The unruly behaviour of an air passenger may constitute an ‘extraordinary circumstance’ capable of exempting the carrier from its obligation to pay compensation for the cancellation or long delay of the flight concerned," the court said.
Hungary
Euroviews. Don’t be fooled by its sudden compliance. Hungary is helping to unravel the EU’s legal order ǀ View
The Hungarian government’s decision to comply with the Luxembourg court’s judgement makes perfect sense in the illiberal calculus of strategically resetting the terms of EU membership.
Germany
Euroviews. The German Constitutional Court struck a blow to EU integration. This is how we can save it ǀ View
In a single decision, the German Constitutional Court struck two blows at the heart of European integration: its common currency and the primacy of EU law. The next weeks will tell us whether it will lead to disintegration or further integration.
Germany
Euroviews. Germany’s Constitutional Court has gone nuclear. What happens next will shape the EU’s future ǀ View
The BVerfG has blown up more than 60 years of loyal dialogue with Luxembourg and has profoundly eroded the authority of the EU’s highest jurisdiction. This comes at a particularly sensitive time.
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Euroviews. The broken airline delay compensation scheme needs fixing to benefit airlines and passengers ǀ View
The EU passenger compensation scheme is broken. The mechanics of the program are not working today for airlines or passengers. That is because there is no uniform arbiter for when passengers are due compensation, and no streamlined process for either passengers or airlines to settle up.
Spain
Euroviews. Oriol Junqueras’ trial shows the healthy functioning of Spanish law and democracy ǀ View
Legitimate debate is completely different from destructive propaganda, the gratuitous bashing of the Spanish judiciary or the propagation of conspiracy theories. Let’s discuss everything, including legal or constitutional changes. But in the meantime, we democrats must abide by the law as it is.
Spain
Euroviews. Oriol Junqueras is Europe and it has spoken with a loud voice: Spain must respect democracy ǀ View
More than two years ago, Oriol Junqueras was the legal, legitimate and elected vice president of Catalonia, contributing decisively to calling a referendum of self-determination. Now, he could also be remembered as a key shaper of Europe.
Europe News
Junqueras immunity: European Parliament President calls on Spanish authorities to comply ruling
Oriol Junqueras, former Vice President of Catalonia, became a Member of the European Parliament as soon as he was elected – so says the EU's top court in Luxembourg. That means he enjoyed parliamentary immunity from that moment on, even if he was in pre-trial detention.
Poland
Euroviews. Time is fast running out for judicial independence in PiS-ruled Poland ǀ View
The new proposed bill tries to put a definitive end to the activities of an abundant number of Polish judges to uphold the rule of law. The attack against judicial independence, then, takes a further step forward.
Spain
Euroviews. Catalonia is the EU’s canary in a coalmine when it comes to its citizens’ democratic rights ǀ View
“They will not dare, right?” If I had a cent for every time a European politician, advisor or journalist asked me that regarding what is Spain ready to do to keep Catalonia inside its ranks, I would be rich by now.