Updated noon, adds PL statement The Prime Minister’s power to select judges from a shortlist does not breach EU law, the European Court of Justice has ruled. EU law does not preclude national constitutional provisions such as the provisions of Maltese law relating to the appointment of members of the judiciary, the ECJ said in its decision, after a challenge by civil society organisation Repubblika. “It does not appear that those provisions might lead to those members of the judiciary not being seen to be independent or impartial, the consequence of which would be to undermine the trust which justice in a democratic society governed by the rule of law must inspire in individuals,” the ECJ said on Tuesday.