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EU: Judges doubled in The European Court of Justice

By  |  April 12, 2015

The European Court of Justice has doubled the number of judges to 56, the announced on Friday. Last year 912 cases came before the court and they felt this move would help process this high number.

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    National governments squabbled over who would get an extra member of the Luxembourg-based court, so in the end, EU leaders decided that every country would get one.

    The appointments are an attempt to speed up decision making at the general court, which deals with cases brought by companies and individuals against EU bodies, including antitrust cases.

     

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