Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus apygardos administracinis teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 13 June 2023 — SR, RB v Lietuvos Respublika

(Case C-374/23, Adoreikė (1))

(2023/C 304/14)

Language of the case: Lithuanian

Referring court

Vilniaus apygardos administracinis teismas

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: SR, RB

Defendant: Lietuvos Respublika

Questions referred

Are the values of democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights and justice, enshrined in Article 2 TEU, and the provisions of the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU, to be interpreted as conferring on the legislative and executive powers of the Member States the unrestricted and exclusive discretion to set, by means of national legislation, the remuneration of judges at a rate that depends solely on the will of the legislative and executive powers?

Are the provisions of the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU, as well as those of Article 47 of the Charter [of Fundamental Rights of the European Union], which covers, inter alia, the independence of the judiciary, to be interpreted as permitting the Member States to introduce, by means of national legislation, rules which set the remuneration of judges below the remuneration or fees set by the State in respect of members of other legal professions?

(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.