The movement, which started in Marseille, is now spreading across the country. “It’s not a movement of anger but rather one of disgust,” a member of an influential police union explains.
Romania’s pro-EU government changed rules impacting the courts, despite human rights groups warning that the reforms represent a clear threat to judicial independence. The EU Commission failed to act.
The French president considers these cases a challenge to his political authority, and he has no intention of yielding. For the moment, there is no official reaction to either affair by the Élysée.
Within Spain’s judicial-political controversy, the Partido Popular proposed a legislative change to court-appointment procedures. The PSOE rejected it, as it would mean political suicide.
