Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:663
Date: 2018-10-09
Language of the case: German
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions;Access to documents
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Hungary

Action brought on 15 September 2017 — Sárossy v Commission (Case T–633/17) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Róbert Sárossy (Budapest, Hungary) (represented by: D. Lazar, lawyer) Defendant: European Commission Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the Commission’s decision of 12 June 2017 relating to Ares (2017) 2929030; annul Commission Decision C(2017)5147 final of 17 July 2017; order the Commission to make all of the documents relating to EU Pilot Case 8572/15 (CHAP (2015)00353) accessible to the applicant, irrespective of whether they are already available or are to be made available only in the future; and order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings. Plea in law and main arguments In support of his action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law. According to the applicant, there is an overriding public interest in the disclosure of the contested documents since making the documents available to the public would make it possible for: the economic interests of consumers to be protected; the internal market to be protected; the Commission’s investigation activity to be reviewed; democracy in Hungary to be strengthened; and the advantages of Hungary’s membership of the European Union to be made evident to citizens. ____________