Europe’s top court yesterday heard a challenge to the European Central Bank’s landmark bond-buying scheme to contain the eurozone crisis in a case underscoring deep concerns in Germany over ECB clout.

The German constitutional court is expected to rule today on whether the European Stability Mechanism is in line with the constitution.

IRELAND, Greece and other struggling countries should leave the euro zone to return their economies to full health, the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Germany’s involvement in euro rescue schemes told a news conference yesterday.

GERMANY’S finance minister defended the rescue packages for Greece and other eurozone countries at a supreme court hearing yesterday, as opponents argued the bailouts violated German and European law.