Order — ECLI:EU:T:2025:760
Date: 2025-07-21
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Spain

Order of the General Court of 21 July 2025 – Minera Catalano-Aragonesa v Commission and SRB (Case T-678/17) 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 Applicants: Minera Catalano-Aragonesa, SA (Ariño, Spain), Ángel Luengo Martínez (Saragossa, Spain) (represented by: R. Montejo Pérez, F. Ferrara and F. Banti, 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 their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the 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, S.A. 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). Operative part of the order 1. The action is dismissed. 2. 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. 3. Minera Catalano-Aragonesa, SA and Mr Ángel Luengo Martínez shall bear their own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Commission and the Single Resolution Board (SRB). 4. The Kingdom of Spain shall bear its own costs relating to its application for leave to intervene. 5. 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 424, 11.12.2017.