European Parliament
Iva Zanicchi  (PPE ).
(IT)
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, due to the ever rising number of pending cases, the Court of Justice, in order to tackle its increasing workload, has expressed the need for an increase in the number of judges. Despite its efforts, the Court cannot keep up with its judicial functions. I therefore voted in favour of my fellow Member’s report, which increases the number of judges by 12, taking them from 27 to 39.

