Case C-420/16 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 March 2019 — Balázs-Árpád Izsák, Attila Dabis v European Commission, Hungary, Hellenic Republic, Romania, Slovak Republic (Appeal — Law governing the institutions — Citizens’ initiative — Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 — Registration of the proposed citizens’ initiative — Article 4(2)(b) — Condition that the proposed initiative does not manifestly fall outside the framework of the European Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act for the purpose of implementing the Treaties — Burden of proof — Economic, social and territorial cohesion — Article 174 TFEU — Citizens’ initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ — Application for registration — Refusal by the Commission)
Date: 2019-03-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU regional policy, European citizens' initiative, cultural heritage, economic and social cohesion, equal treatment, legislative initiative, national minority, powers of the institutions (EU), proposal (EU)








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29.4.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 148/2






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 March 2019 — Balázs-Árpád Izsák, Attila Dabis v European Commission, Hungary, Hellenic Republic, Romania, Slovak Republic
(Case C-420/16 P) (1)

(Appeal - Law governing the institutions - Citizens’ initiative - Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 - Registration of the proposed citizens’ initiative - Article 4(2)(b) - Condition that the proposed initiative does not manifestly fall outside the framework of the European Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act for the purpose of implementing the Treaties - Burden of proof - Economic, social and territorial cohesion - Article 174 TFEU - Citizens’ initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ - Application for registration - Refusal by the Commission)
(2019/C 148/02)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties


Appellants: Balázs-Árpád Izsák, Attila Dabis (represented by: D. Sobor, ügyvéd)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: K. Banks, K. Talabér-Ritz, H. Krämer and B.-R. Killmann, acting as Agents), Hungary (represented by: M.Z. Fehér, acting as Agent), Hellenic Republic, Romania (represented by: R.H. Radu, C.R. Canțăr, C.-M. Florescu, L. Lițu and E. Gane, acting as Agents), Slovak Republic (represented by: B. Ricziová, acting as Agent)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 10 May 2016, Iszák and Dabis v Commission (T-529/13, EU:T:2016:282);










2.


Annuls Decision C(2013) 4975 final of the Commission of 25 July 2013 concerning the application for registration of the European citizens’ initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’;










3.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs relating to the proceedings at first instance and on appeal;










4.


Orders Hungary, Romania and the Slovak Republic to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 392, 24.10.2016.