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Document 62017TA0695
Cases T-695/17 and T-704/17: Judgment of the General Court of 16 June 2021 — Italy and Spain v Commission (Rules on languages — Notice of open competitions for the recruitment of German-language translators, French-language translators, Italian-language translators and Dutch-language translators — Restriction of the choice of languages 2 and 3 in the competitions to German, English and French — Regulation No 1 — Article 1d(1) and (6), Article 27 and Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations — Discrimination based on language — Interests of the service — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons)
Cases T-695/17 and T-704/17: Judgment of the General Court of 16 June 2021 — Italy and Spain v Commission (Rules on languages — Notice of open competitions for the recruitment of German-language translators, French-language translators, Italian-language translators and Dutch-language translators — Restriction of the choice of languages 2 and 3 in the competitions to German, English and French — Regulation No 1 — Article 1d(1) and (6), Article 27 and Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations — Discrimination based on language — Interests of the service — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons)
Cases T-695/17 and T-704/17: Judgment of the General Court of 16 June 2021 — Italy and Spain v Commission (Rules on languages — Notice of open competitions for the recruitment of German-language translators, French-language translators, Italian-language translators and Dutch-language translators — Restriction of the choice of languages 2 and 3 in the competitions to German, English and French — Regulation No 1 — Article 1d(1) and (6), Article 27 and Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations — Discrimination based on language — Interests of the service — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons)
IO C 310, 2.8.2021, p. 18–18
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
2.8.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 310/18 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 June 2021 — Italy and Spain v Commission
(Cases T-695/17 and T-704/17) (1)
(Rules on languages - Notice of open competitions for the recruitment of German-language translators, French-language translators, Italian-language translators and Dutch-language translators - Restriction of the choice of languages 2 and 3 in the competitions to German, English and French - Regulation No 1 - Article 1d(1) and (6), Article 27 and Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations - Discrimination based on language - Interests of the service - Proportionality - Obligation to state reasons)
(2021/C 310/20)
Languages of the cases: Italian and Spanish
Parties
Applicant in Case T-695/17: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and by P. Gentili, avvocato dello Stato)
Applicant in Case T-704/17: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: L. Aguilera Ruiz, acting as Agent)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Gattinara, D. Milanowska, N. Ruiz García and L. Vernier, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of the notice of open competitions to draw up reserve lists for the recruitment of German-language translators (AD 5) (EPSO/AD/343/17), French-language translators (AD 5) (EPSO/AD/344/17), Italian-language translators (AD 5) (EPSO/AD/345/17) and Dutch-language translators (AD 5) (EPSO/AD/346/17) (OJ 2017 C 224 A, p. 1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Joins Cases T-695/17 and T-704/17 for the purposes of the judgment; |
2. |
Annuls the notice of open competitions to draw up reserve lists for the recruitment German-language translators (AD 5) (EPSO/AD/343/17), French-language translators (AD 5) (EPSO/AD/344/17), Italian-language translators (AD 5) (EPSO/AD/345/17) and Dutch-language translators (AD 5) (EPSO/AD/346/17); |
3. |
Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the Italian Republic in Case T-695/17 and those incurred by the Kingdom of Spain in Case T-704/17. |