The supreme constitutional court rejected dismissed judge Doria Varoshiotou's request to refer her case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
The court stated that
it "was not established at this stage that … a decision by the CJEU would be necessary for the issue of a decision by the court".
Varoshiotou's lawyer, Achilleas Demetriades, had argued that the case should be adjudicated at the CJEU in Luxembourg, as there are no domestic laws in Cyprus regulating the dismissal of judges serving probation periods.
Author's summary: Court rejects Varoshiotou's EU referral request.