Ivan Rumana is Slovakia's candidate for EGC judge

Supreme Court judge Ivan Rumana was elected by the Judicial Council as Slovakia's candidate to occupy the country's post of additional judge of the European Union's General Court (EGC). The General Court is the first-instance body of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. In order to become Slovakia's official candidate for EGC judge, Rumana must also be approved by the Cabinet. The consultative committee of the Council of the European Union in late 2016 rejected the bid of former Sieť (Network) MP Radoslav Procházka due to concerns about his personal integrity. It pointed to suspected attempts to avoid taxation on certain expenditures during his presidential campaign in 2014. Maria Patakyová, who eventually became the ombudswoman, was rejected in Luxembourg even before Procházka due to her insufficient knowledge of French, the working language of the court.