Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2026:74
Date: 2026-02-05
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Ninth Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment;Appeal

summary statement of reasons sufficient (Art. 296 TFEU; Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2022/265, (CFSP) 2022/1530, (CFSP) 2023/572 and (CFSP) 2023/1767, Art. 2(1)(b); Council Regulations No 269/2014, Art. 3(1)(b), 2022/260, 2022/1529, 2023/571 and 2023/1765) (see paragraphs 44-53, 73-77) 3. Action for annulment – Pleas in law – Lack of or inadequate statement of reasons – Separate plea in law from the one concerning substantive legality (Arts 263 and 296 TFEU) (see paragraphs 55-59) 4. Acts of the institutions – Preamble – Binding legal force – None – Preamble providing elements for the purposes of interpretation such as to clarify the reasons for the act’s adoption (Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP, Art. 1e, as amended by Decision (CFSP) 2022/346, recitals 4 and 5) (see paragraphs 69-72) 5. European Union – Judicial review of the legality of the acts of the institutions – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Ukraine – Scope of the review – Measures capable of being supported by some grounds and not others – Validity of those measures (Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2022/265, (CFSP) 2022/1530, (CFSP) 2023/572 and (CFSP) 2023/1767, Art. 2(1)(b) and (d); Council Regulations No 269/2014, Art. 3(1)(b) and (d), 2022/260, 2022/1529, 2023/571 and 2023/1765) (see paragraphs 98, 110, 111) 6. Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Ukraine – Freezing of funds of certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Ukraine – Restriction of the right to property – Whether permissible – Conditions – Restriction laid down by law – Respect for the essence of the right invoked – Pursuit of an objective of general interest recognised as such by the European Union – Observance of the principle of proportionality – Conditions met (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 17 and 52(1); Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP, as amended by Decisions (CFSP) 2022/346, (CFSP) 2022/1313, (CFSP) 2023/191 and (CFSP) 2023/1517, Art. 1e and Annex VIII; Council Regulations No 269/2014, Art. 5h and Annex XIV, 2022/345, 2022/1269, 2023/191 and 2023/1214) (see paragraphs 133-139, 155-161) 7. Appeal – Grounds – Grounds of a judgment vitiated by an infringement of EU law – Operative part well founded for other legal reasons – Substitution of grounds by the Court (Art. 256(1), second subpara., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.) (see paragraphs 154, 162) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders State Development Corporation ‘VEB.RF’ to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union; 3. Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.