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"Mr President, may I firstly welcome the reforms contained within the report by my colleague, Mrs Thein. I believe they represent a good first step towards improving the functioning of the Court.
The introduction of the Treaty of Lisbon and enlargement have all contributed to the increasing backlog that we hear so much about, particularly in the General Court. Also, the economic difficulties are adding to the workload. We find an 11% increase in commercial and business-related disputes in 2011 alone. Tax disputes increased by 37 % and intellectual property cases by some 18%. It is essential that the ultimate arbiter of European law works effectively and efficiently in order to provide our citizens and businesses with the utmost legal certainty when transacting across borders. We must bear in mind that, although procedural reforms are able to alleviate some of the delays, it is difficult to deny that structural reforms are necessary in order to properly resolve the burden of cases still outstanding before the Court.
Finally, there have been some rumours circulating that the United Kingdom is in fact blocking this matter going to a vote. That is not the case. We are working on a very speedy basis, moving domestic legislation to allow this to proceed through our Houses of Parliament, so that we can move this here in time for the appointment of the new judges in October this year."@en1
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