European Union Civil Service Tribunal

The Court of the Civil Service of the European Union ( EUGöD ) is one of the three Courts of the European Union. The court is the first and only specialized court of the Union. It was built after the changes introduced by the Treaty of Nice, Article 225a of the EC Treaty by a Council of the European Union's decision of 2 November 2004 as a Judicial chamber.

The Court has on 12 December 2005, began its work by transferring the 117 pending cases concerning the public service.

The seat of the Court is Luxembourg. President since 7 October 2011, the Sean Van Raepenbusch Belgians.

Composition

The EUGöD is different from the other Courts of the European Union, not of one judge per member state, but of seven judges for a term of six years. In their selection will ensure that the geographical balance and representation of the different legal systems. In the selection of judges, a seven- member committee will be from previous judges of the European Court of Justice and the Court of the European Union, as well as " jurists of acknowledged competence " belongs. The Treaty of Lisbon took over this innovation also for the selection of judges of the European Court of Justice and the Court of the European Union.

Below all previous Judges of the Court are listed. Acting judges are in bold.

First Chancellor of the Court since 30 November 2005, the German jurist Waltraud Hakenberg (* 1955). Their term of office ends on 29 November 2017.

Responsibilities

The EUGöD has assumed the responsibility for disputes between the European Union and its officials or other servants. This includes complaints of rejected applicants against Concours decisions.

The rulings of the EU Court officials, a revision like been designed appeal to the Court of the European Union, the so decides in the second instance, be inserted. This judgment may submit a request for review to the European Court only in exceptional cases where the First Advocate.

Effectiveness

After the first year of operation of the Court of the Civil Service to a considerable extent the definition of its internal and external procedures, in particular the preparation of the draft Rules of Procedure, was devoted to the case-law statistics of 2007 show that a uniformly extending judicial activity. The court has done 2007 150 cases a year, while 157 new complaints were received. The number of new cases lodged and cases is so nearly in balance.

The number of pending cases ( 235), among other reasons to be relatively high because the number of cases during the first year of the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Cases (50 ) does not match its capacity.

In addition, in numerous cases pending the proceedings were stayed pending the adoption of a landmark ruling by the Court of the European Union or a decision in an appeal by the Court.

The average duration in 2007 was 16.9 months for a judgment and 10.3 months for cases by resolution cases.