According to a report published on Wednesday, the European Commission recommended that Portugal ensure adequate human resources for the judiciary, especially judicial officers, and improve the efficiency of procedures, especially in the fight against corruption.
According to a report on the rule of law in the European Union, published this Wednesday by the community’s executive, Portugal has “made some progress” in adapting human resources to the justice system, but it is still not enough.
The European Commission therefore recommended that the country increase the number of judges and all necessary human resources and continue to “improve the efficiency, particularly of the administrative courts.”
The country should also take “measures to ensure that criminal law procedures are adequate to effectively handle complex criminal cases” and “continue efforts to ensure sufficient resources are available to prevent, investigate and suppress corruption, particularly for the new Anti-Corruption Directorate Mechanism.”
Ursula von der Leyen’s boss also wants Portugal to ensure “monitoring and verification” of the Office of Transparency mechanisms.
The Justice Workers’ Union (SOJ) and the Judicial Workers’ Union (SFJ) are protesting against a shortage of professional specialists, which they say could lead to disruptions in the work of courts and prosecutors.
In recent months, both unions have called for extended strikes, leading to the postponement of many court hearings and trials, a problem that has been partially resolved by a recent agreement reached by the new Justice Minister Rita Alarcao Judice with the Judicial Workers Union on additional pay for procedural penalties.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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