The European Commission has decided on Thursday 24 January to refer Slovenia to the EU Court of Justice for breaching the inviolability of the archives of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the duties of loyal cooperation.
In July 2016, as part of a national investigation targeting central bank officials unrelated to the ECB's tasks, the Slovenian authorities seized information from the Bank of Slovenia, including ECB documents and IT equipment. The ECB had not given any prior...