It is no longer a matter of Eurosceptic young fogeys with watch chains quibbling over derogations. |
The applicant might obtain breathing spaces before it has to apply the EU rules, but permanent derogations or opt-outs are ruled out from the beginning. |
They call on the State to seek derogations from the E.U. where such derogations impinge on the economy of an area. |
The courts, as protectors of such abiding freedoms, must be ever vigilant against derogations from them. |
So, you can have derogations from application of laws to specific groups of people, but never on those bases. |
After all, ethnic slurs can start out as euphemisms before evolving into derogations. |