> The European Commission has launched the first post-Brexit court case against the UK in a move that could exacerbate tensions between Brussels and London.
> The commission on Wednesday referred the British government to the European Court of Justice, claiming a February 2020 UK Supreme Court judgment ordering the Romanian government to pay compensation to investors who lost out on state subsidies “breached the principle of sincere co-operation” and violated EU law.
> The commission now wants the ECJ to determine whether the UK broke the law by adjudicating a legal question that was already before EU courts, and misapplied the law.
> The ECJ could fine London. Commission officials say the decision to launch the case was unconnected to the Northern Ireland talks.
> The UK government declined to comment.
Don’t worry, I’m sure that the court will look favourably on the UK breaking international law “in a very specific and limited way”.
Nice now the U.K. gov can drag the case out for the next 10 years exploiting the snail like EU bureaucracy.
And it isn’t about fish ? I’m disappointed. Well, at least we tried.
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> The European Commission has launched the first post-Brexit court case against the UK in a move that could exacerbate tensions between Brussels and London.
> The commission on Wednesday referred the British government to the European Court of Justice, claiming a February 2020 UK Supreme Court judgment ordering the Romanian government to pay compensation to investors who lost out on state subsidies “breached the principle of sincere co-operation” and violated EU law.
> The commission now wants the ECJ to determine whether the UK broke the law by adjudicating a legal question that was already before EU courts, and misapplied the law.
> The ECJ could fine London. Commission officials say the decision to launch the case was unconnected to the Northern Ireland talks.
> The UK government declined to comment.
Don’t worry, I’m sure that the court will look favourably on the UK breaking international law “in a very specific and limited way”.
Nice now the U.K. gov can drag the case out for the next 10 years exploiting the snail like EU bureaucracy.
And it isn’t about fish ? I’m disappointed. Well, at least we tried.