Calling the ECJ a "judicial branch" is also an extreme stretch. The ECJ can't enforce a law, that is up to each country's national system to do. It can only dec

Calling the ECJ a "judicial branch" is also an extreme stretch. The ECJ can't enforce a law, that is up to each country's national system to do. It can only decide if asked by a national court or in matters of union law. There is no clear separation of powers in EU because EU is a treaty, not a state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Court_of_Justice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Court_of_Justice