9 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2024/2022(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the recent amendment to Protocol n° 3 on the Statute of the CJEU, enacted by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2019 of the European Parliament and of the Council1, that transfers part of the Court of Justice’s jurisdiction for preliminary rulings to the General Court and extends the mechanism for the Court of Justice to decide whether appeals shall be allowed to proceed or not, for considerations relating to legal certainty and upholding the principle of celerity, in order to preserve the ability of the Court of Justice to deliver high quality judgements in a timely manner; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2019 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union (OJ L, 2024/2019, 12.8.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2019/oj )., hence serving to guarantee the right to effective recourse by the national authorities;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the number of cases brought before the Court of Justice in 2023 was just one short of the exact average for the last three years - in 2023, 821 new cases were registered, 15 more than in 2022 (806 cases) and 17 fewer than in 2021 (838 cases); takes note that the breakdown of litigation by type of case is also broadly similar to that in previous years – with the number of requests for preliminary rulings and appeals still accounting for over 90 % of all the cases brought before the Court; also notes the increase in the number of direct actions brought before the Court in 2023;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes the decrease in the average time taken to deal with direct actions before the Court of Justice (from 23.5 months in 2022 to 20.8 months in 2023) and with references for preliminary rulings (from 17.3 months to 16.8 months);
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that, together, the Court of Justice and the General Court were able to complete 1 687 cases in 2023, compared to 1 666 cases in 2022, with an average duration of proceedings of 17.2 months, and notes that the total number of pending cases remains stable when compared to previous years: considering the previously mentioned 404 cases as a single case, 2 587 cases were pending at the end of 2023, compared to 2 585 at the end of 2022 and 2 541 at the end of 20 2021;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with satisfaction the high use rate of e-Curia in 2023, with 10 502 e- Curia accounts being registered: 94 % of lodgements before the General Court were made via e-Curia, which is the same as in 2022, while the use rate of e-Curia at the Court of Justice went up to approximately 89 %, compared to 87 % in 2022;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. AcknowledgPoints out that dialogue and cooperation with national courts is central to the Court's mission; acknowledges and welcomes the pursuit of the activities carried out by the Judicial Network of the European Union, which contributes to fostering and facilitating the cooperation between the CJEU and the national courts, and especially with the constitutional and supreme courts, and welcomes the strengthening of the cooperation between the CJEU and the European Judicial Training Network, which allows for the presence of national judges for traineeships, study visits and annual seminars at the CJEU; welcomes the adoption by the Court, in 2023, of the declaration entitled 'Supporting the European Judicial Training Network to shape a sustainable European judicial culture', which shows the Court's commitment to that network;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the adoption by the CJEU of an 'Artificial Intelligence Strategy of the Court of Justice of the European Union', which seeks to improve the efficiency and efficacy of administrative and judicial processes, enhance the quality and consistency of court decisions and improve access to justice and transparency for EU citizens, followed by the setting up of an AI Management Board and the adoption of certain guidelines for the use of AI-based tools;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Appreciates the CJEU’s inter- departmental project that is focused on physical and digital accessibility and inclusion of persons with disabilities; accessibility is essential to enabling persons with disabilities to exercise their basic human rights;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. NTakes notes that, of the 2 303 officials and agents serving at the end of 2023, 61 % are women; welcomes the fact that the proportion of women in managerial postsadministrative positions is 55 %, and especially the fact that, in managerial posts, the proportion has increased to 43 %, compared to 40 % in 2022 and 2021, confirming the upward trend recorded since 2018 (41 % in 2020, 39 % in 2019 and 37,5.5 % in 2018).