Luxembourg, 08/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - During the Court's "formal" hearing, which took place on 6 October (see also EUROPE of 26 September 2003, p.16), Advocate General Jean Mischo, who is retiring, spoke in support of the role of Advocate General, which has been scaled down for reasons of economy since the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice (to speed up the pronouncement of rulings and budgets, due to the huge workload occasioned by translation into eleven languages: Ed).
The...