Luxembourg, 21/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - Maria Eugenia Ribeiro will be the Portuguese judge of the EU Court of First Instance, to replace the current judge, Rui Manuel Gens de Moura Ramos, who has just been appointed judge and vice-president of the Portuguese constitutional Court (see EUROPE of 8 February 2003, p.17). The new judge is expected to take on her duties in the very near future. Maria Eugenia Ribeiro is currently Legal Secretary to President of the Court of First Instance, Bo Vesterdorf.
The Portuguese government thus breaks with the tradition of sending its judges directly from Portugal to take the post of judge in Luxembourg, experts note.