03/12/2015 (Agence Europe) - Council approves reform of General Court. On Thursday 3 December, the Council of Ministers of the EU approved the reform of the statute of the Court of Justice of the EU, the main effect of which will be to double the number of judges appointed to the General Court. By 2019, there will be 56 General Court judges. This marks the end of four years of tough negotiations, the European Parliament having approved the agreement on 28 October (see EUROPE 11421). The...