In response to what he described as "the most vicious ... attack on the judicial authority's independence" ever, only seven of Egypt's 34 courts are still operating and 90% of its prosecutors have gone on strike, said Judge Mohamed al-Zind of the Egyptian Judge's Club.
Although the ECB's role in this matter is purely consultative, if it thinks legal changes undermine the independence of a national central bank, it can challenge them in the European courts.