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Document 62019TA0611
Case T-611/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Iniciativa ‘Derecho de la UE, derechos de las minorías y democratización de las instituciones españolas’ v Commission (Institutional law — European citizens’ initiative — ‘EU law, minority rights and democratisation of Spanish institutions’ — New EU framework to strengthen the rule of law — Refusal of registration — Manifest lack of powers of the Commission — No invitation to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union — Article 4(2) and Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 296 TFEU)
Case T-611/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Iniciativa ‘Derecho de la UE, derechos de las minorías y democratización de las instituciones españolas’ v Commission (Institutional law — European citizens’ initiative — ‘EU law, minority rights and democratisation of Spanish institutions’ — New EU framework to strengthen the rule of law — Refusal of registration — Manifest lack of powers of the Commission — No invitation to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union — Article 4(2) and Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 296 TFEU)
Case T-611/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Iniciativa ‘Derecho de la UE, derechos de las minorías y democratización de las instituciones españolas’ v Commission (Institutional law — European citizens’ initiative — ‘EU law, minority rights and democratisation of Spanish institutions’ — New EU framework to strengthen the rule of law — Refusal of registration — Manifest lack of powers of the Commission — No invitation to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union — Article 4(2) and Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 296 TFEU)
OJ C 297, 26.7.2021, p. 37–37
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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26.7.2021 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 297/37 |
Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Iniciativa ‘Derecho de la UE, derechos de las minorías y democratización de las instituciones españolas’ v Commission
(Case T-611/19) (1)
(Institutional law - European citizens’ initiative - ‘EU law, minority rights and democratisation of Spanish institutions’ - New EU framework to strengthen the rule of law - Refusal of registration - Manifest lack of powers of the Commission - No invitation to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union - Article 4(2) and Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 296 TFEU)
(2021/C 297/44)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Citizens’ committee of the initiative ‘Derecho de la UE, derechos de las minorías y democratización de las instituciones españolas’ (represented by: G. Boye, I. Elbal Sánchez, E. Valcuende Sillero and I. González Martínez, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: I. Martínez del Peral, acting as Agent)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: S. Centeno Huerta, acting as Agent)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1182 of 3 July 2019 on the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘EU law, minority rights and democratisation of Spanish institutions’ (OJ 2019 L 185, p. 46).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders the citizens’ committee of the initiative ‘Derecho de la UE, derechos de las minorías y democratización de las instituciones españolas’ to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission; |
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Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs. |