EU Makes Peace With Germany After Top Court Attacked Bloc’s Law
- Legal action over controversial German ruling is dropped
- Ruling over ECB’s QE program challenged primacy of EU law
The European Union (EU) Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
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The European Union dropped legal action against Germany over a landmark ruling by the nation’s top court that was dubbed by legal scholars as a “declaration of war” on the primacy of EU law.
The European Commission on Thursday said it had closed the case after Germany made formal commitments “clearly recognizing” the authority of the EU’s Court of Justice and that EU law trumps national rules.