ECJ BUDGET
March 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) is to increase its budget by 50 per cent to cope with the increase in caseload and translation caused by May's accession to the European Union (EU) of 10 new member countries from eastern and southern Europe. Figures obtained by the Lawyer show that the ECJ's 2003 budget of Euro156.6 million is to increase to Euro 235 million this year. An official said that the increase was "principally due to the impact of enlargement on the structure of the court", including the appointment of 10 new judges in both the full ...
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