All right EU law nerds!

[hpod16@eupolicy.social]

All right EU law nerds! It’s time for another #EPSO quiz question, by popular demand, we are addressing EU case law.
The case Costa v ENEL (1964) Established which of the following principles?

#EPSOprep #EULaw #EU #EuropeanUnion

[grob@mstdn.social]

@hpod16 These quizzes are great! I'm learning a lot (aka have to vote randomly )

[sunnythesheep@mastodon.social]

@hpod16 to be honest, for most of the questions I have no clue, but am just guessing, trying to make use of common sense. Yet, till now, the majority of others and I seem to have guessed right, but this one is a tough one

I picked "Supremacy of EU law over national law" simply because it's about two companies, we have had "Mutual recognition" already and I'm not sure what "Direct effect" even stands for

I'm sorry about my ignorance about EU, but your polls sure help me improving

[hpod16@eupolicy.social]

@sunnythesheep direct effect means that people in your countries can apply EU law directly in their courts.
Some types of EU legislation have direct effect while others do not. For instance EU directives don’t have direct effect and have to first be transposed into international law by the member states. I always found it ironic that the type of law called a directive doesn’t have direct effect.

[sunnythesheep@mastodon.social]

@hpod16 thank you, "Some types of EU legislation have direct effect while others do not." summarizes it quite well!

And yeah, haha "I always found it ironic that the type of law called a directive doesn’t have direct effect.", that sounds like an oxymoron to me

[timothyroes@mastodon.social]

@hpod16 Would Mr Costa have known that his law suit over 20 EUR holds such sway over us? Mrs Defrenne was only told late in life that her name is synonymous with equal pay, apparently her labor union took care of everything -- Unlike Mrs Marckx who petitioned the ECtHR on behalf of her baby with the immortal words "Je suis un bébé de dix mois et je porte plainte contra la Belgique" (equal treatment of kids in or out of marriage)

[hpod16@eupolicy.social]

@sunnythesheep
The oxymoron is probably my favourite poetic device… finding the poetry in the driest of subjects is a serious life skill.

[sunnythesheep@mastodon.social]

RE: https://loops.video/v/dHJeaertSJ

@hpod16 I couldn't agree more

Did you see this quite lavendish 🪻🪻🪻 landscape on Loops?

[sunnythesheep@mastodon.social]

RE: https://loops.video/v/6cZEyIPG4u

@hpod16 oh look, another purple lover, just like you!

[sunnythesheep@mastodon.social]

@hpod16 actually, as a child, purple was my favorite color, too. Today not so much, anymore, though

[hpod16@eupolicy.social]

@sunnythesheep
I actually have these flowers at home and regularly serve this purple lemonade to my guests nothing purple escapes my notice

[sunnythesheep@mastodon.social]

@hpod16 oh, really? I do have lavender at home, for the scent and cause it helps against moths.

[hpod16@eupolicy.social]

@sunnythesheep these flowers that make a blue tea that turns purple with lemon juice (or any kind of acidity) are called Butterfly Pea Flower I got mine in Thailand, when I was on holiday