Judgment of the General Court of 12 January 2022 –Verelst v Council

(Case T-647/20) (1)

(Law governing the institutions - Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office - Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 - Appointment of the European Prosecutors of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office - Appointment of one of the candidates nominated by Belgium - Rules applicable to the appointment of the European Prosecutors)

(2022/C 119/49)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Jean-Michel Verelst (Éghezée, Belgium) (represented by: C. Molitor, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: K. Pleśniak, R. Meyer and K. Kouri, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: C. Pochet, M. Van Regemorter and M. Jacobs, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1117 of 27 July 2020 appointing the European Prosecutors of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (OJ 2020 L 244, p. 18) in so far as it appoints Mr Yves Van Den Berge as a European Prosecutor of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and rejects the candidacy of the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Mr Jean-Michel Verelst to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union;

3.	Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to bear its own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 9, 11.1.2021.