62020CO0320_INF
Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 12 January 2021 – Vasilev v Bulgaria
(Case C‑320/20 P)
(Appeal – Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Action for damages brought against a Member State – Manifest lack of jurisdiction of the General Court of the European Union)
1.
Appeal – Grounds – Grounds which are manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded – Dismissal at any point, by reasoned order, without an oral procedure
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 181)
(see para. 7)
2.
Judicial proceedings – Action for annulment or for damages brought by a natural or legal person against a Member State – General Court clearly lacking jurisdiction – Inadmissibility
(Arts 256, 263, 268 and 340, third and fourth paras, TFEU)
(see paras 12, 13)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed as being manifestly unfounded.
2.
Mr Veselin Atanasov Vasilev is ordered to bear his own costs.