The European Commission wants Spain to close once and for all the renewal of the General Council of the Judiciary. It hopes that it will be possible to do so before Spain assumes the rotating presidency of the Council on July 1.
In Spain, the 20 members of the body are elected by the Cortes, although the 12 of judicial extraction come from a list of names previously provided by the associations of judges. The popular always demanded a modification of the law so that the judges directly elect at least half of the members.