German Eurosceptic readies lawsuit even before ECB bond-buying decision

German lawyer who has been prominent in attempts to halt euro zone bailouts said he was already preparing a legal complaint anticipating that the ECB will announce a government bond-buying programme on Thursday.

Peter Gauweiler, a conservative Bavarian politician and lawyer, said he had instructed his legal team to "closely analyse today's decision by the European Central Bank council and pre-emptively prepare a complaint" with Germany's Constitutional Court.