UK adviser to EU's top court wins temporary block on successor's appointment
By Michael Acton and Lewis Crofts ( September 7, 2020, 08:11 GMT | Insight) -- The EU’s General Court has issued a temporary order blocking the appointment of Greece’s Athanasios Rantos as an adviser to the bloc’s top court, following a legal challenge from UK Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston. Rantos was due to take over this role on Sept. 7, but Sharpston has filed a legal challenge claiming that she should serve the remainder of her term despite the fact that the UK has ceased to be an EU member state.The EU’s General Court has issued a temporary order blocking the appointment of Greece’s Athanasios Rantos as an adviser to the bloc’s top court, following a legal challenge from UK Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston....
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