"This is a good day for Germany, and this is a good day for Europe," Merkel told German lawmakers on Wednesday. Germany is sending once again a strong signal out to Europe and beyond it. The decision on Wednesday, made in an atmopshere of theatrical drama by the court's eight red-robed judges, amounted to a ruling on requests for an injunction to the ESM, which were denied. The decision, though, cleared the way for German President Joachim Gauck to technically ratify the ESM treaty, which was approved by the German parliament in June. However, experts were divided about how he must comply with the court's decision, which could potentially mean adding a new clause to the German ratification documents that would then need to be passed on to officials in Brussels. Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the euro zone's group of finance ministers, issued a statement Wednesday saying that, given the court's decision, the first official board meeting of the ESM fund would be called for Oct. 8. In addition, the court also gave a green light to Germany's participation in a fiscal treaty enshrining enforceable budgetary discipline on the 25 European Union nations that signed it in January. Though a defeat to those seeking to hinder German aid to its neighbors, the court's message from that politicians here must act carefully not to breach the constitution in committing aid also appeared to offer a dim light for euroskeptics who want a historic referendum on the euro in a country where polls show a good portions of Germans pining for the days of the Deutsche Mark.