1. 

Judicial proceedings — Objection of inadmissibility — Power of the General Court to dismiss an action on the merits without ruling on the objection of inadmissibility — Extent of its discretion

(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts 126 and 130)

(see para. 40)

2. 

Officials — Reimbursement of expenses — Annual travel expenses — Conditions and procedures — Discretion of the EU legislature — Judicial review — Limits

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex VII, Art. 8)

(see paras 50, 51, 66, 67, 107)

3. 

Officials — Reimbursement of expenses — Conditions and procedures — Reimbursement of annual travel expenses and travelling time — Requirement for there to be a link between the grant of those entitlements and the expatriate status — Discrimination against members of staff with dual nationality who are nationals of the Member State of employment and do not have such status — None

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex V, Art. 7, and Annex VII, Art. 8, as amended by Regulation No 1023/2013)

(see paras 65, 68-75)

4. 

Officials — Reimbursement of expenses — Reimbursement of annual travel expenses and travelling time — Reform of the Staff Regulations — Administration’s discretion — Observance of the principle of proportionality — Judicial review — Limits

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex V, Art. 7, and Annex VII, Art. 8, as amended by Regulation No 1023/2013)

(see paras 80-85)

5. 

Officials — Principles — Protection of legitimate expectations — Amendment of the rules concerning the reimbursement of annual travel expenses and travelling time — Infringement — None

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex V, Art. 7, and Annex VII, Art. 8, as amended by Regulation No 1023/2013)

(see paras 91, 92, 94)

6. 

Acts of the institutions — Temporal application — Immediate application of the new rule to the future effects of a situation which arose under the old rule — Adoption of Regulation No 1023/2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants — Infringement of acquired rights — None

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex V, Art. 7, and Annex VII, Art. 8, as amended by Regulation No 1023/2013)

(see paras 99-101)

1. 

Orders that Cases T‑516/16 and T‑536/16 be joined for the purposes of the judgment;

2. 

Dismisses the actions;

3. 

Orders Ms Maria Alvarez y Bejarano and the other officials and members of staff of the European Commission whose names appear in the annex to pay the costs;

4. 

Orders the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament each to bear their own costs.