Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2022:593
Date: 2022-09-28
Language of the case: Greek
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Greece

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 28 September 2022 – Oi Dromoi tis Elias v Commission (Case T‑352/21) (1) (Institutional law – Selection of partners to carry out Europe Direct (2021-2025) activities in Greece – Call for proposals procedure – Eligibility criteria – Rejection of application) 1. Action for annulment – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature – Claim seeking that directions be issued to an institution – Inadmissibility (Art. 263 TFEU) (see paragraph 18) 2. Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the subject matter of the dispute – Clear and precise statement of the pleas relied on (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d)) (see paragraphs 21, 22, 31, 32) 3. Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Lodging submissions supplementing the originating application – Whether permissible – Conditions (Art. 263, sixth para., TFEU) (see paragraphs 35-38) 4. Commission – Powers – Implementation of the EU budget – Award of grants – Establishment of rules on applicants’ eligibility criteria – Discretion of the Commission – Judicial review – Limits (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 2018/1046, Art. 58(2)(d)) (see paragraphs 45, 46) 5. Action for annulment – Pleas in law – Action against a decision rejecting a proposal in the context of a procedure for the selection of partners by an EU institution – Plea alleging a manifest error of assessment – Burden of proof borne by the applicant (Art. 263 TFEU) (see paragraph 47) 6. Judicial proceedings – Introduction of new pleas during the proceedings – Conditions – New plea – Concept – Plea directed against a decision other than the contested decision – Invalid plea in law (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 84(1)) (see paragraphs 127-131) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Politistikos Organismos Oi Dromoi tis Elias to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission. 1 OJ C 357, 6.9.2021.