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EU Flag Flies Solo Under Arc de Triomphe Causing Political Outcry
January 05, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron decided to fly the EU flag solo under the Arc de Triomphe, which honors those who fought and died for France in battle and houses the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, to mark France’s EU Presidency, which took place on January 1, causing a political outcry from those concerned France’s history and identity are being erased.
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Turkey’s Top Court Goes Against ECtHR Precedent in case of Jailed Journalist
January 04, 2022
In a ruling running counter to a precedent set by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) which faulted Turkey in the imprisonment of journalist Ilıcak, the Turkish Constitutional Court found no rights violations in the case of journalist Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu, who was jailed in a mass crackdown following a failed coup in Turkey in 2016 and was jailed for almost four years on terrorism charges.
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Romanian PM: EU Law Prevails in Romania
January 04, 2022
Following the press release from the Romanian Constitutional Court on December 23, 2021 informing that their Constitution includes provisions that prevent the full prevalence of EU law at a national level, the Romanian prime minister Ciuca and minister of justice Catalin Predoiu made statements assuring that the EU law prevails in Romania.
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Romania’s Constitutional Court Rejects Primacy of European Law
December 29, 2021
Following Poland, Romania’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) cannot be applied without first amending the country’s constitution, calling into question the primacy of European law over national law.
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Orban Will Keep Immigration Law despite EU Court Ruling
December 22, 2021
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at a press conference that Hungary won’t change its immigration laws after the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Hungary had “failed to fulfill its obligations” under EU law by passing a 2018 bill preventing people from applying for asylum if they come to Hungary from a country where their life and freedom were not at risk.
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