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My initial reaction is **** this this is too generous, but **** me Advocate General just dad'd me. EU judicial institutions are serious ****.BenKenobi said:
The European Union. Everyone keep calm. Be civil.
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http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=208385&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=341368
http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=208385&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=341368
Brexit can be stopped unilaterally, CJEU decided 
http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=208636&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=1090276
http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=208636&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=1090276
why is it funny??
Because this theater play is getting more and more absurdCalradianın Bilgesi said:
On the substance, I more or less agree with Joseph Weiler's opinion that a potential Britain's decision to remain could be disastrous for the EU and therefore such an unconditional possibility of revocation can be a bad idea. On the other hand, while not disputing that I know jack **** about UK politics, I don't think May (or the next Government) would really go that far and opt to remain. So, maybe, in the end it was a good thing - the EU offered a helping hand in a decision that is based more or less solely on respect for democracy and Brexit-leaders can claim they really followed the people's wishes since they took the Brexit even though there was another way out. Win win. Maybe.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46509288
Hilarious. Mostly because it is so damn accurate:
Eurostat stats for granting international protection for 2018 and the Czech republic is in the lead with whopping 11,2% success rate before the administrative bodies! *
Funny thing is that in quite a few countries, judicial review of asylum and other instruments of international protection is limited to an annulment of a decision of the administrative body and returning the case to them for further proceedings. However, it happens that the executive disregards the reasoning of the court and refuse to grant international protection without remedying the flaws outlined by the court (I know it happened in Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic; but I would guess it just happens from time to time in every jurisdiction with a cassation principle in regards to these proceedings). However, recent opinion of an Advocate General of the CJEU hints that EU law may entitle the judiciary to disregard the domestic legislation and grant the refugee status even without any legal basis to do so in the domestic legal order
* it, however, needs to be mentioned that the most of the claims come from nationals of countries such as Ukraine and Georgie that are considered to be safe countries.
Funny thing is that in quite a few countries, judicial review of asylum and other instruments of international protection is limited to an annulment of a decision of the administrative body and returning the case to them for further proceedings. However, it happens that the executive disregards the reasoning of the court and refuse to grant international protection without remedying the flaws outlined by the court (I know it happened in Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic; but I would guess it just happens from time to time in every jurisdiction with a cassation principle in regards to these proceedings). However, recent opinion of an Advocate General of the CJEU hints that EU law may entitle the judiciary to disregard the domestic legislation and grant the refugee status even without any legal basis to do so in the domestic legal order
* it, however, needs to be mentioned that the most of the claims come from nationals of countries such as Ukraine and Georgie that are considered to be safe countries.
Von der Leyen narrowly elected the president of the European Commission, becoming the first German and the first woman in charge of the EU. In spite of controversies surrounding her, be it in regards to German Bundeswehr or the nomination process resulting in a death of the short-lived (and fairly problematic) Spitzenkandidat system, here is to hoping she will prove to be a good leader.
https://www.helsinki.hu/en/disciplinary-action-threatens-judge-for-turning-to-cjeu
A worthy contestant in the most absurd thing competition: Hungary launched a disciplinary proceedings against its own judge for referring preliminary questions regarding, inter alia, independence of Hungarian judiciary to the Court of Justice of the EU. Hungarians claim that by doing so, the judge violated dignity of the judiciary.
This is going even further than before when the Hungarian Supreme Court ruled that this reference to the CJEU was illegal as the questions were irrelevant to the case at hand (despite having no jurisdiction at all to rule on such a thing).
Ultimately, this can end with an infringement proceedings launched against Hungary by the European Commission as just a year ago, France was found liable for its court not referencing a question to the CJEU.
What is so strikingly absurd about this is that it is basically a state telling its courts not to carry out their duties coming from the state's international obligations and constitutional order. Uh.
A worthy contestant in the most absurd thing competition: Hungary launched a disciplinary proceedings against its own judge for referring preliminary questions regarding, inter alia, independence of Hungarian judiciary to the Court of Justice of the EU. Hungarians claim that by doing so, the judge violated dignity of the judiciary.
This is going even further than before when the Hungarian Supreme Court ruled that this reference to the CJEU was illegal as the questions were irrelevant to the case at hand (despite having no jurisdiction at all to rule on such a thing).
Ultimately, this can end with an infringement proceedings launched against Hungary by the European Commission as just a year ago, France was found liable for its court not referencing a question to the CJEU.
What is so strikingly absurd about this is that it is basically a state telling its courts not to carry out their duties coming from the state's international obligations and constitutional order. Uh.
Abraxium
Is there any reason as to why GUE-NGL/PEL has so few supporters of the EU? I hear the argument "EU is a failed free trade capitalist organisation" and I understand their crude reasoning, but why not use it to your advantage to get ahead? Frankly, I find the EU to be quite useful both in daily life and as a body for implementing the reforms that my party so fervently promote.
How can thinly veiled tankies take advantage of a free-trade block's institutions to get ahead?
Abraxium
By using the parliament as a way of spreading their cause, with the amount of seats making it possible for more socialist-leaning laws than now? The Euroskeptics have definitely used this tactic despite their stance.
