EU: New Cypriot Judge at Court of Justice sworn in

The new Judge of Cyprus at the Court of Justice of the European Union, Constantinos Lycourgos, was sworn in on Wednesday.

According to a Court of Justice press release, a formal sitting took place on Wednesday at the seat of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the occasion of the taking of the oath by the new Judge and his entry into office.

Following the resignation of George Arestis, by decision of 24 September 2014 the representatives of the governments of the Member States of the European Union appointed Constantinos Lycourgos for the remainder of the term of office, that is to say, until l6 October 2018.

Lycourgos has been a Special Adviser on European affairs to the Cypriot Minister for Foreign Affairs, member of the negotiating team for the accession of Cyprus to the European Union, Adviser on European Union law at the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus, member of Greek Cypriot delegations in negotiations for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, Senior Lawyer and Senior Counsel of the Republic of Cyprus and Head of the European Union Law Section of the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus, Agent of the Cypriot Government before the Courts of the European Union and member of the board of the European Public Law Organisation.