Luxembourg, 20/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - The German government has appointed Thomas von Danwitz as the German judge at the European Court of Justice. At the age of 44, Mr von Danwitz, who is professor of law at the university of Cologne, will replace Ninon Colneric whose term of office expires on 6 October this year, with that of some of the Court's judges. The appointment is seen by the German press as a victory by Chancellor Angela Merkel against her SPD partner n the major coalition...