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The European Commission on Thursday said it was referring Romania to the European Court of Justice for failing to to transpose revised EU legislation on end-of-life vehicles into domestic law.

The European Commission asked on Thursday Bulgaria and ten other member states to fully implement the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD).

BRRD is central to the EU's Banking Union, which was established to create a safer and sounder financial sector and ensure the stability of banking services, the Commission's press service informs.

The European Court of Justice has overturned the EU Data Retention Directive, Tuesday.

The Directive allowed telephone and email providers to store private citizens' data en masse for scrutiny by investigators in later cases of serious crime.

Rejecting the appeal, the EU-rule-of-law mission to Kosovo, EULEX, announced that the criminal case will proceed to main trial before the Basic Court of Pristina.

Fatmir Limaj is charged with organized crime, abusing his official position or authority, accepting bribes and non-declaration of received campaign money.