By Jean Comte and Lewis Crofts ( September 15, 2026, 09:02 GMT | Insight) -- Bulgarian lawyer Ivan Stoynev and Malta's Deputy State Advocate Andrea Buhagiar are set to be approved as judges for the EU's lower tier General Court on Sept. 30 by the bloc's member states, serving until August 31, 2031, MLex understands. They will also reappoint Denmark's Niels Fenger for another six-year term as judge for the higher-tier Court of Justice, starting on Oct. 7, 2027.Bulgarian lawyer Ivan Stoynev and Malta's Deputy State Advocate Andrea Buhagiar are set to be approved as judges for the EU's lower tier General Court on Sept. 30 by the bloc's member states, serving until August 31, 2031, a document seen by MLex showed. ...
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