The Court of Justice was established in 1952 in Luxembourg and is the highest court of the European Union. It interprets EU law and settles legal disputes between EU governments and institutions. It has one judge per member state and eight advocates-general. The General Court handles cases from individuals, companies and organizations, while the Civil Service Tribunal settles disputes between the EU and its staff. The Court of Auditors was set up in 1975 in Luxembourg to audit EU finances and improve financial management. It checks any entity handling EU funds and writes reports with its findings for the European Parliament and Council. The European Ombudsman investigates complaints against EU institutions and agencies to help uncover cases of maladministration and

3. Is based in Luxembourg

4. Highest court of European Union

5. Interprets EU law for making sure it's applied in the same way in all EU countries

6. Settles also legal disputes between EU governments and EU institutions

8. eight „advocates-general“

10. - cases of private individuals, companies & organizations

12. - disputes between the EU and its staff

15. audits EU finances

16. improve EU financial management and report on the use of public funds

18. on-the-spot checks

19. findings are written up in reports

20. Tasks

21. presents the European Parliament and the Council with an annual report on the previous financial year

22. has to give its opinion on EU financial legislation and how to help the EU fight fraud

23. Organization

24. approximately 800 translators, administrators and auditors

27. Purpose

28. responds to complaints, helping to uncover cases of 'maladministration'

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