Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Minden (Germany) lodged on 1 March 2023 — N. A. K., E. A. K., Y. A. K v Bundesrepublik Deutschland

(Case C-123/23, Khan Yunis (1))

(2023/C 261/04)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Minden

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: N. A. K., E. A. K., Y. A. K.

Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Question referred

Must Article 33(2)(d) of Directive 2013/32/EU, (2) read in conjunction with Article 2(q) of that directive, be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State under which an application for international protection lodged in that Member State is to be rejected as inadmissible if an application for international protection previously lodged in another Member State has been finally rejected by that other Member State as unfounded?

(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (OJ 2013 L 180, p. 60).