Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2023:541
Date: 2023-07-06
Language of the case: French
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions;Economic and monetary policy
Procedure: Appeal - unfounded;Appeal - inadmissible;Action for damages
Origin: Greece

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 6 July 2023 – RQ v Council and Commission (Case C‑7/22 P) (1) (Appeal – Actions for damages – Economic and monetary policy – Restructuring of Greek public debt – Private sector involvement – Damage caused by a reduction in the nominal value of newly issued State bonds compared with the value of cancelled bonds – Statements by the heads of State or Government of the euro zone and the institutions of the European Union – Decisions of the Euro Group – Informal and intergovernmental nature of the Euro Group – Non-contractual liability of the European Union – Possibility of attributing damage) 1. Actions for damages – Subject matter – Application for compensation for damage attributable to the European Union – Joint statement by the heads of State or Government of the euro area and EU institutions adopted in the context of the restructuring of Greek public debt – Measures for the involvement of private creditors – No legally binding obligation for the Member State concerned to provide for such an involvement – Dismissal of the action (Art. 3 TEU; Arts 119 and 340, second para., TFEU) (see paragraph 62) 2. Actions for damages – Subject matter – Claim for compensation for damage caused by the Eurogroup – Intergovernmental body of an informal nature – No competence of its own – Not a body, office or agency of the European Union – Inadmissibility (Arts 3 and 13(1) TEU; Arts 119(2), 137 and 340, second para., TFEU; Protocol No 14 annexed to the EU and FEU Treaties, Art. 1) (see paragraphs 64, 66-68) 3. Actions for damages – Subject matters – Application for compensation for damage attributable to the European Union – Action brought following political agreements concluded within the Eurogroup – Duty of the Commission to oversee the application of EU law when such agreements are concluded – Scope (Art. 17(1) TEU; Art. 340, second para., TFEU; Protocol No 14 annexed to the EU and FEU Treaties, Art. 1) (see paragraphs 71, 72) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders RQ to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union and the European Commission. 1 OJ C 119, 14.3.2022.