Whatever the British government wants, moves are now afoot on the Continent to address some of the structural problem with the Euro. They may in the end lead to some form of fiscal federalism. So far they are not supported by Angela Merkel, the key decision-maker, who worries constantly about the court in Karlsruhe, which has set clear limits on further European integration. But they are said to b...

To sum up, the Election Court looks like a court, is called a court, is run by High Court judges like a court, the Representation of the People Act describes it as a court, its judgements come headed with the words “In the High Court”. And as if to remove all

This week’s European Council meeting has been analysed by diplomats and commentators alike, but a number of issues have not been brought out as clearly as they need to be. The first is that Britain will now achieve political advantage, at the cost of economic setback, if the euro collapses. Although the government insists both that it is still wedded to the success of the euro and that it wi...

German energy group fails to overturn a €38m fine imposed by European competition authorities for tampering with sealed offices in the course of a dawn raid.

Europe's highest human rights court awarded an extremist Muslim preacher €2,800 on Thursday for being held unlawfully by British authorities during an anti-terrorist investigation

One of Europe's top courts has overturned a European Commission decision to force EDF to pay back €1.2bn of state aid

Via UKIP.org After 14 years of trying, the European Union has finally managed to have its budget passed – even though the auditors say they have no idea where €6 billion have gone The European Court of Auditors said it had signed off the budget, to which the UK contributes £40 million a day, but it added that it could not trace the missing €6 billion. UKIP MEP Jeffrey Titford...

Eurozone finance ministers yesterday agreed on a €30bn loan commitment to Greece over the next year to help manage its debt crisis, as part of a three-year commitment, with the IMF potentially providing another €15 billion. Greece has not yet asked for the loans, but if put into action the agreement would be the biggest multilateral financial rescue ever attempted.

Reuters reports that, according to several eurozone sources, the second bail-out package for Greece could reach €120bn. The EU and the IMF would contribute €60bn, with €30bn coming from the sale of Greek government assets and €30bn provided through an extension of Greek debt held by private investors.

In Germany: At the least, the court is expected to insist that the Bundestag has a veto on rescue packages, a gift to the populists as German bail-out fatigue turns to fury. A recent Allenbach poll found that 71pc of Germans now have “little” or “no trust at all” in the euro. So, the German