Case C-200/10 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 5 May 2011 — Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE v European Commission (Appeal — Arbitration clause — Contract relating to Community support for a project in the context of the ‘eContent’ programme — Termination of the contract by the Commission — Reimbursement of eligible costs — Grounds of the judgment of the General Court)
Date: 2011-05-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU programme, Greece, action for annulment (EU), cultural promotion, project of common interest, termination of a contract








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25.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 186/7





Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 5 May 2011 — Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE v European Commission
(Case C-200/10 P) (1)

(Appeal - Arbitration clause - Contract relating to Community support for a project in the context of the ‘eContent’ programme - Termination of the contract by the Commission - Reimbursement of eligible costs - Grounds of the judgment of the General Court)
2011/C 186/11
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE (represented by: N. Korogiannakis, dikigoros)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: E. Manhaeve, acting as Agent, and by D. Philippe and M. Gouden, avocats)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 February 2010 in Case T-340/07 Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission by which the General Court dismissed an action based on an arbitration clause for an order for payment by the Commission of (i) amounts allegedly owing to the appellant and (ii) damages, following termination of a contract in respect of the Community financial support granted to the ‘e-Content Exposure and Business Opportunities’ (‘EEBO’) project (Contract No EDC-53007 EEBO/27873), concluded in the context of the multiannual Community programme to stimulate the development and use of European digital content on the global networks and to promote linguistic diversity in the information society (‘eContent’ programme)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 9 February 2010 in Case T-340/07 Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission in so far as, by that judgment, the General Court failed to rule on the claim of Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE that, notwithstanding the termination of the EDC-53007 EEBO/27873 contract, the Commission should be ordered to pay it the amount of EUR 172 588,62, corresponding to the costs not already reimbursed by the Commission which were incurred by the appellant in connection with that contract;










2.


Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union for judgment on that claim of Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE;










3.


Reserves the costs.






(1)  OJ C 179, 3.7.2010.