By suspending the Governor of the Bank of Latvia, Ilmārs Rimšēvičs, from his duties without establishing the actual facts alleged against him, Latvia has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty, according to the Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice, Juliane Kokott, in conclusions reached on Wednesday 19 December (cases C-202 and 238/18).
Mr Rimšēvičs and the European Central Bank (ECB) brought actions before the European Court of Justice after Mr Rimšēvičs...