Constitutional Court: ESM Examination Takes up to 6 Months

Politics ♦ Published: July 25, 2012; 19:51 ♦ (Vindobona)

According to the biggest Austrian opposition party FPÖ, the European Stability Mechanism violates the Austrian constitution.

Constitutional Court: ESM Examination Takes up to 6 Months / Picture: © www.hcstrache.at / Press Photo

Gerhart Holzinger, President of the Austrian Constitutional Court (VfGH) expects that an examination of the Fiscal Treaty and the ESM will take about “three to six months”. At the moment, the complaints are not pending yet.

Holzinger says that this case will not be easy to decide on. Nevertheless, he promised to work on the examination quickly. The only criterion will be the…