Order — ECLI:EU:T:2025:764
Date: 2025-07-21
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible;Action for damages - inadmissible
Origin: Spain

Order of the General Court of 21 July 2025 – Álvarez de Linera Granda v Commission and SRB (Case T-498/17) 1 (Action for annulment – Economic and monetary policy – Single resolution mechanism for credit institutions and certain investment firms – Resolution scheme in respect of Banco Popular Español – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law) Language of the case: Spanish Parties Applicant: Pablo Álvarez de Linera Granda (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Pastor Palomar, F. Arroyo Romero and N. Subuh Falero, lawyers) Defendants: European Commission (represented by: P. Němečková, A. Steiblytė and A. Manzaneque Valverde, acting as Agents, and by J. Rivas Andrés, lawyer), Single Resolution Board (represented by: H. Ehlers, M. Fernández Rupérez, A. Lapresta Bienz and J. Rius Riu, acting as Agents, and by B. Meyring, F. Fernández de Trocóniz Robles, T. Klupsch and S. Ianc, lawyers) Re: By his action, the applicant seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, annulment of Decision SRB/EES/2017/08 of the Executive Session of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) of 7 June 2017 concerning the adoption of a resolution scheme in respect of Banco Popular Español SA and of Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1246 of 7 June 2017 endorsing the resolution scheme for Banco Popular Español S.A. (OJ 2017 L 178, p. 15, and corrigendum OJ 2017 L 320, p. 31) and, second, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, compensation in respect of the harm which he claims to have suffered owing to the adoption of those decisions. Operative part of the order The action is dismissed. There is no need to adjudicate on the applications for leave to intervene by the Kingdom of Spain, Banco Santander, SA and Banco Popular Español, SA. Mr Pablo Álvarez de Linera Granda shall bear his own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Commission and the Single Resolution Board (SRB). The Kingdom of Spain shall bear its own costs relating to its application for leave to intervene. Banco Santander shall bear its own costs, and pay those of Banco Popular Español, relating to their applications for leave to intervene. ____________ 1 OJ C 330, 2.10.2017.