Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 June 2020 — French Republic v European Parliament

(Case C-92/18) (1)

(Action for annulment - Law of the institutions - Protocol on the location of the seats of the institutions and of certain bodies, offices, agencies and departments of the European Union - European Parliament - Concept of ‘budgetary session’ held in Strasbourg (France) - Article 314 TFEU - Exercise of budgetary powers during an additional plenary part-session held in Brussels (Belgium))

(2020/C 279/02)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: French Republic (represented initially by: E. de Moustier, A.-L. Desjonquères, J.-L. Carré, F. Alabrune, D. Colas and B. Fodda, and subsequently by E. de Moustier, A.-L. Desjonquères, A. Daly and J.-L. Carré, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented initially by: R. Crowe, U. Rösslein and S. Lucente, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented initially by: D. Holderer, C. Schiltz and T. Uri, and subsequently by C. Schiltz and T. Uri, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders the French Republic to pay, in addition to its own costs, those of the European Parliament;

3.	Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to bear its own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 44, 4.2.2019.