Slovakia's third candidate in a row for the post of additional judge of the European Union's General Court (EGC) based in Luxembourg, Ivan Rumana, has been rejected by the Council of the EU's consultative committee on Wednesday. Justice Minister Gábor Gál (Most-Híd) said that he "wasn't happy" when he heard the decision, but he must accept it. He revealed that Rumana didn't convince the committee of his skills regarding the court's agenda and his readiness to take up the post immediately.
In 2016, the bid of former Sieť (Network) MP Radoslav Procházka was turned down due to concerns about his personal integrity. It pointed to suspected attempts to avoid taxation on certain expenditures during his presidential campaign in 2014. Mária 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.
