Brussels, 18/12.2014 (Agence Europe) - This is the first time the Court of Justice of the EU has had to rule on such a case: can the European Commission withdraw a legislative proposal which has already been put to the Council of the EU? For Advocate General Niilo Jaaskinen, who delivered his opinion to the Court on Thursday 18 December, the answer is “yes”, as long as the Council has not adopted a first reading position.
The case in point (C-409/13) relates to a proposal for a framework...