http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/f2e3f3d1d812c926 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-weimers-report-and-the-politicisation-of-judicial-independence-in-the-eu/ The Weimers Report and the Politicisation of Judicial Independence in the EU Alemanno, Alberto eng 2026-07-14 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 29 June 2026, the European Parliament’s Constitutional Affairs rapporteur Charlie Weimers published a draft report, to be presented at a public hearing on July 15, on “The Institutional Framework of the European Union and its Interaction with National Authorities in the Application of Union Law, with Particular Reference to Article 19 TEU”. The CJEU's historic reluctance to open up its own governance, notwithstanding what the post-Lisbon constitutional arrangement requires of it, has left it exposed to an unprecedented political critique of how it delivers justice within the EU.