http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210602-123929-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-tale-of-primacy/ A Tale of Primacy - The ECJ Ruling on Judicial Independence in Romania Tănăsescu, Elena-Simina Selejan-Gutan, Bianca eng 2021-06-02 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 CJEU CVM primacy romania Rule of Law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In its 18 May ruling Asociația „Forumul Judecătorilor din România”, the ECJ took a solid stance on the primacy of EU law by recognizing the binding nature of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism established by the European Commission with respect to Romania in 2007. The judgment is a genuine guide to national courts on applying the primacy of EU law, especially as regards controversial issues such as the judicial independence and rule of law.