It pointed out in particular that, following the successive accessions of new Member States to the EU and by reason of both the adaptation of the EU’s institutional framework in connection with the Treaty of Lisbon’s entry into force and of the new areas of jurisdiction conferred upon the Court by that Treaty, the number of cases has been constantly increasing for a number of years.
Ta toonitas nimelt, et uute liikmesriikide Euroopa Liiduga ühinemise tulemusena, samuti liidu institutsioonilise raamistiku kohandamise tõttu seoses Lissaboni lepingu jõustumisega ja kohtule selle lepinguga antud uute volituste tõttu on kohtuasjade arv mitme aasta jooksul pidevalt kasvanud.