Tag: Constitutional Court
Pita Limjaroenrat opposes the conservative establishment
Bangkok The rain has just stopped when the man who is alarming Thailand’s political establishment takes the stage. Pita Limjaroenrat is 42 years old, but looks much younger – especially…
Legal opinion considers new property tax to be unconstitutional
Housing estate in Berlin Property tax reform has caused problems nationwide. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Quite a few real estate owners have looked shocked at their new property tax assessment in…
House of Representatives election in Berlin must be repeated
Franziska Giffey (left, SPD) and Bettina Jarasch (Greens) The majorities could change after the election – and the Greens might become stronger than the SPD. (Photo: IMAGO/Emmanuele Contini) Berlin The…
Bed taxes for hotel guests are compatible with the Basic Law
hotel sign Several hotel operators from Hamburg, Bremen and Freiburg im Breisgau have raised constitutional complaints. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Karlsruhe The bed tax levied by numerous cities for private…
Bed taxes for hotel guests are compatible with the Basic Law
hotel sign Several hotel operators from Hamburg, Bremen and Freiburg im Breisgau have raised constitutional complaints. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Karlsruhe The bed tax levied by numerous cities for private…
Romanian Constitutional Court: EU law does not take precedence
ECJ The ECJ ruled that lower-ranking Romanian courts do not have to observe rulings of the Constitutional Court if they violate EU law. (Photo: dpa) Bucharest, Luxembourg A dispute is…
The role of the Federal Constitutional Court in Polish judgments
I still remember my shock in the early 1990s when a colleague at the London newspaper “The Times” told me that the Eurosceptics were winning the argument. Until then, I…
Poland fears rupture with the EU and is delaying a court decision
Flags of the EU and Poland The judicial reform in Poland has also divided the population there. (Photo: dpa) Vienna Poland is evidently reluctant to let the constitutional conflict with…