France's Constitutional Council validates Macron's unpopular pension reform

The banner reform in the legislation to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 was validated by the Constitutional Council after almost three months of protests opposing the measure.

Frances Constitutional Council To Rule On Unpopular Pension Reform Bill

France's Constitutional Council will announce on Friday its much-anticipated verdict on whether the controversial pension reform bill is in line with constitutional norms.

Catalogne : investiture de Puigdemont ajournée, les indépendantistes divisés

Le président du parlement catalan a ajourné sine die mardi la session d'investiture à la présidence de la Catalogne du chef de file indépendantiste Carles Puigdemont, interdite par la Cour constitutionnelle, suscitant de vives critiques au sein de son camp.

Spain govt appeals nomination of Puigdemont as candidate for Catalonia head

Madrid will appeal before the Constitutional Court a decision by Catalonia’s parliament speaker to nominate former leader Carles Puigdemont as candidate to lead the region, Reuters quoted the government’s spokesman as saying on Friday.

Moldovan constitutional court suspends president's powers

Moldovan President Igor Dodon has had his powers suspended for refusing to appoint seven ministerial nominees in late December. The pro-Russian president has repeatedly clashed with Moldova's pro-European government.

Hundreds of Thousands to Rally for Catalan Independence from Spain

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans are expected to rally in the streets of Barcelona on Monday in what campaigners hope will be a show of support for independence after Madrid moved to block a planned referendum on the region's split from Spain.

Egypt votes to give Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia

Egypt's parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial maritime accord with Saudi Arabia that transfers two strategic Red Sea islands to the kingdom, state television and a lawmaker said.

Court disqualifies ex-Catalan president for holding separatist referendum

A Spanish court has sentenced on Monday a former president of the northeastern region of Catalonia to two years disqualification for holding a non-binding popular referendum on the region's secession from Spain despite it being banned by the Constitutional Court.

La Cour constitutionnelle allemande rejette la demande d'interdiction du parti nationaliste NPD

La Cour constitutionnelle allemande a annoncé le rejet de la demande d'interdiction du parti national NPD (parti national-démocrate), dans un contexte d'essor de la droite anti-immigration.

South Korean President Refuses to Testify in Impeachment Trial

South Korean President Park Geun-hye refused to testify Tuesday in the impeachment trial that will decide her future, prompting the prosecutors to question why she has publicly denied the charges of corruption but will not do so before the court.

Autriche à un nouveau scrutin: l'élection présidentielle du 23 mai invalidée en raison d'irrégularités

La Cour constitutionnelle autrichienne a annoncé vendredi l'invalidation des résultats de la présidentielle qui a vu l'écologiste Alexander Van der Bellen battre de peu le candidat d'extrême droite Norbert Hofer en mai, en raison d'irrégularités dans le dépouillement de certains suffrages.

FYROM news: FYROM Elects New Top Judges ...

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The FYROM's Parliament on Monday is expected to confirm the election of three new judges to the Constitutional Court, whose candidacy has been harshly contested by the opposition. ....

After a heated debate last week the ruling parties should give green light for Elena Goseva, Nikola Ivanovski and Sali Murati. The stable majority should make the voting a mere formality.

The three new judges, championed by the centre-right VMRO DPMNE party of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, will take office on June 1, when the nine-year mandate of the current judges, Liljana Inglizova- Ristova, Igor Spirovski and Zoran Sulejmanov, expires.