DECISION (EU) 2025/1185 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

of 11 June 2025

appointing Judges to the General Court

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 254 and 255 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The terms of office of 26 Judges of the General Court are due to expire on 31 August 2025. Appointments to those posts should therefore be made for the period from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2031.

(2) In this context, it has been proposed that the terms of office of Ms Maja BRKAN, Mr Jörgen HETTNE, Ms Danutė JOČIENĖ, Mr Damjan KUKOVEC, Mr Johannes LAITENBERGER and Ms Gabriele STEINFATT as Judges of the General Court be renewed.

(3) In addition, Ms Raffaella PEZZUTO has been nominated for a first term of office as a Judge of the General Court.

(4) The panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given a favourable opinion on the suitability of these candidates to perform the duties of Judge of the General Court,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed Judges to the General Court for the period from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2031:

— Ms Maja BRKAN,

— Mr Jörgen HETTNE,

— Ms Danutė JOČIENĖ,

— Mr Damjan KUKOVEC,

— Mr Johannes LAITENBERGER,

— Ms Raffaella PEZZUTO,

— Ms Gabriele STEINFATT.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

Done at Brussels, 11 June 2025.

The President

A. BARTOL

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1185/oj

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