The CJEU confirmed on Thursday that ultimate Court judges have the right to conduct an independency test solely on the basis of the manner in which a justice is appointed and to remove judges appointed with the participation of the neo-NCJ from adjudicating in specified cases. This means that the presidential "judicial independency test" violates EU law. The Tribunal ruled that in order to conclude that a justice does not warrant impartiality, the specified fact of [...]
