EU report: "Italy last in terms of civil justice". Number of judges among the lowest in Europe

2021-07-08T20:29:34.650Z

Italy is last in the EU for the times of civil justice, in particular for the last degree of judgment. This is what emerges from the latest report of the European Commission on Justice which refers to 2019. In Italy for the third degree of judgment in a civil trial it takes on average 1302 days, 791 for the second and 531 for the first. To realize the differences, just think that Malta, the second slowest, takes 875 days for the last judgment. As for the first level of judgment, only Greece is slower than Italy with 637 days. "The time of the first civil degree is lengthened" In Italy, "the waiting time to finish a civil or commercial case has decreased for the second and third degree but has slightly increased for the first degree" but it is alltoday "the longest for the third degree", said the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, at a press conference. "Administrative processes also remain above average," he added. EU: "Dialogue with Italy on reform. Slow processes" "I have already had opportunities to discuss justice reform with the new Italian government, as I had with the previous government" and despite "some positive signs compared to 2019, the civil and commercial proceedings remain too long, "said the European Commissioner for Justice. "There has been a reduction in the backlog in civil matters," added Reynders, who then recalled the goals on justice contained in the Recovery Fund. "In Italy the number of judges among the lowest" "On the quality of "Italian justice" we have seen improvements with the digitization of the judicial system "but" the problem of human resources remains because the number of judges remains one of the lowest among the Member States ", said Reynders. 'independence of justice has increased among people, but has decreased among companies ", added the commissioner. Italian justice" must continue to work on human resources "and" I have seen that there are proposals for the separation of careers between judges judges and prosecutors, but the numbers must increase ", said the European Commissioner for Justice" Italy is third last in the EU for administrative processes ".Italy is third from last in the EU for the first instance timeframe of administrative processes in 2019. This is what appears in the European Commission's annual report on Justice. In detail, it takes an average of 821 days for the first degree of judgment. Only Portugal (846) and Malta (839) are slower. And there has been an improvement over the years 2018 and 2017 when 880 days are exceeded for the first degree. EU: "Italy last, also for the number of pending civil trials" Italy is, on a par with Hungary, last in the EU also for the number of pending civil trials. This is what emerges from the latest report from the European Commission on Justice. In detail, in 2019 there were 3.7 pending trials per 100 inhabitants. In 2018 they were 3.8 and in 2012 even 5.5.Greece follows Italy and Hungary which has 2.9. EU: "Italy reforms the CSM, following the Council of Europe" "As for the bills" for the reform of Italian justice "today under discussion in Parliament on how to organize the Superior Council of the Judiciary, it is very important to verify that the reform goes in the same direction as the standards set by the Council of Europe "and" I say to Italy, as well as to other countries, that it is important to work with the Venice Commission on these issues ". The European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, said this at a press conference. "To give an example, in the composition of the High Council of the Judiciary there must be a majority of (judges, ed) elected by their colleagues",Reynders pointed out. "Italy fourth in the EU for number of lawyers" Italy ranks fourth in the EU for number of lawyers. According to the data published in the latest report by the European Commission on Justice, in 2019 there were 392.6 lawyers per 100,000 inhabitants. More only in Cyprus (474), Luxembourg (465.4) and Greece (396.3). "Pnrr will shorten civil process 40%, criminal 25%" "In the Italian recovery and resilience plan there are some reforms and investments that go in the direction" hoped for by the EU recommendations on justice, and "we will monitor the evolution of the commitment Italian to reduce, in the next five years, the time of 40% in civil trials and 25% in criminal trials ", said the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, at a press conference.Shortening the time for justice, Reynders added, will have "a positive effect on the economy and on attracting foreign investment".