EU welcomes election of 8 members of High Council of Justice, expects demonstration of integrity

Matti Maasikas commented on the news on Twitter.

"Great news from the Ukrainian Congress of Judges. 8 new members of the High Council of Justice have just been appointed. Key judicial governing bodies can thus restart work," the statement reads.

Maasikas added that the EU expects the reformed HCJ to demonstrate "rule of law and integrity in practice".

• On January 12, the congress of judges elected all 8 members of the High Council of Justice. A total of 16 candidates for the position of HCJ member were included in the ballot, which were divided according to the quota principle. The Council of Judges emphasized that the election of candidates from the Congress of Judges of Ukraine will unblock the work of the High Council of Justice and restore its institutional capacity to make decisions, since with the newly elected members the number of HCJ members will be 15 people, which is the necessary quorum for the work of the collective body.