EU court to hear case on jailing MPs over air pollution

The European Court of Justice will this week examine whether German judges can impose prison sentences on politicians for failing to enforce inner-city bans on polluting vehicles. In a case starting Tuesday, the court will advise in a long-standing dispute between environmental activists and the state government of Bavaria, just one battle in a furious national debate over diesel and driving bans. The ECJ's opinion, though not legally binding, could have implications for leading politicians in the Bavarian sister-party of Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling Christian Democrats.

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