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Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 November 2023 –D’Agostino v ECB
(Case T‑326/23) (
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(Actions for damages – Economic and monetary policy – Statement by the President of the ECB during a press conference – Division of powers between the bodies of the ECB – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals – Causal link – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
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Non-contractual liability – Conditions – Unlawfulness – Damage – Causal link – One of those conditions not met – Action dismissed in its entirety
(Art. 340, second and third paras, TFEU)
(see paragraph 14)
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Non-contractual liability – Conditions – Unlawfulness – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals – Provisions concerning the definition and implementation of the objectives of the European Union’s monetary policy and the tasks of the European System of Central banks (ESCB) and of the European Central Bank (ECB) – Statement by the President of the ECB during a press conference – None
(Arts 127 and 340, second and third paras, TFEU; Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, Arts 3, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 38; Decision of the European Central Bank 2004/257, Arts 17.2 and 17.3)
(see paragraphs 15-17, 19-30)
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Non-contractual liability – Conditions – Causal link – Damage sustained as a result of unlawful conduct by the European Central Bank (ECB) – Statement by the President of the ECB during a press conference – One of the conditions not satisfied – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law
(Art. 340, third para., TFEU)
(see paragraphs 31, 36-38)
Operative part
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The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law.
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Mr Aldo D’Agostino shall pay the costs.
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