US EditionEU Rule of Law Report Welcomes Judicial Reforms but Flags Court Delays
MALTA, JUL 8 – The European Commission highlights Malta's slow courts and under-resourced judiciary despite reforms, noting Malta has the fewest judges per capita in the EU, the report says.
- The European Commission published its 2025 Rule of Law Report on Tuesday, assessing judicial reforms and rule of law across EU member states.
- The report mirrored earlier conclusions of limited advancement, highlighting serious concerns regarding the rule of law in Hungary, Poland, Italy, and Albania, and emphasizing the need to enhance protections within the judiciary.
- It highlights Malta’s court delays, low judge numbers, perceived corruption, and welcomed justice reforms like a bill establishing a judiciary standards commissioner.
- Justice Commissioner McGrath emphasized that the objective is not to broaden the group of member states facing conditionality measures, but rather to ensure that reforms linked to the Multiannual Financial Framework are clearly defined and effective.
- The report suggests linking EU funds to judicial independence reforms and warns that member states must strengthen protections for media, civil society, and judicial integrity.
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EU rule of law report welcomes judicial reforms but flags court delays
A new EU rule of law report has welcomed a reform to establish a standards commissioner for the judiciary, but described Malta’s under-resourced and slow courts as an ongoing concern.The report, published by the European Commission on Tuesday, traces Malta’s efforts to address shortcomings identified in several previous reports, finding that it has made “some...
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