On 9 May, Inga Reine, Judge of the General Court of the European Union, visited the Constitutional Court of Latvia to discuss cooperation with the General Court of the European Union and current developments in the case law of both courts.
The meeting was attended by the President of the Constitutional Court Aldis Laviņš, the Vice-President Irēna Kucina, Judge Artūrs Kučs, and the Head of the Legal Department Kristaps Tamužs,. The European General Court was represented at the meeting by Judge Inga Reine, as well as lawyers from her office – Vineta Bei, Céline Remy and Deyan Roussanov.
The parties discussed the current developments and competences of the case-law of the Constitutional Court of Latvia and the General Court of the European Union, as well as the interaction between the courts in the European legal area. During the discussion, the representatives of the General Court of the European Union were introduced to the cooperation of the Constitutional Court of Latvia with the Court of Justice of the European Union within the framework of preliminary ruling proceedings.