And, to no one’s surprise, the European Commission immediately issued legal proceedings to require compliance in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The MEPs’ resolution passed on Thursday highlights a “failure to act” by the commission under article 265 of EU’s treaties. Not mentioned, but clearly in the commission sights, are bad boys Poland, Hungary and the former member but treaty-defying UK. The litigation against Germany, Poland, Hungary and the UK is profoundly important to preventing the fragmentation of the EU’s legal order. The legal defence of the protocol’s provisions and proper application, the fate of British sausages notwithstanding, is no less important.

Source: The Irish Times June 12, 2021 00:01 UTC