Joined Cases T-530/22 to T-533/22: Order of the General Court of 4 June 2024 – Medel and Others v Council (Actions for annulment – Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council – Council Implementing Decision of 17 June 2022 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Poland – Lack of direct concern – Inadmissibility)
Date: 2024-06-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Poland, corruption, disciplinary proceedings, economic and social cohesion, economic recovery, economic reform, independence of the judiciary, judge, structural adjustment








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/4475


22.7.2024






Order of the General Court of 4 June 2024 – Medel and Others v Council


(Joined Cases T-530/22 to T-533/22)
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(Actions for annulment - Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council - Council Implementing Decision of 17 June 2022 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Poland - Lack of direct concern - Inadmissibility)
(C/2024/4475)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant in Case T-530/22: Magistrats européens pour la démocratie et les libertés (Medel) (Strasbourg, France) (represented by: C. Zatschler, E. Egan McGrath, Senior Counsel, A. Bateman and M. Delargy, Solicitors)

Applicant in Case T-531/22: International Association of Judges (Rome, Italy) (represented by: C. Zatschler, E. Egan McGrath, Senior Counsel, A. Bateman and M. Delargy, Solicitors)

Applicant in Case T-532/22: Association of European Administrative Judges (Trier, Germany) (represented by: C. Zatschler, E. Egan McGrath, Senior Counsel, A. Bateman and M. Delargy, Solicitors)

Applicant in Case T-533/22: Stichting Rechters voor Rechters (The Hague, Netherlands) (represented by: C. Zatschler, E. Egan McGrath, Senior Counsel, A. Bateman and M. Delargy, Solicitors)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Chavrier, J. Bauerschmidt, E. Rebasti and A. Sikora-Kalėda, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Hungary (represented by M. Fehér, acting as Agent), Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna and S. Żyrek, acting as Agents), European Commission (represented by: S. Delaude, K. Herrmann and T. Adamopoulos, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their actions based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek annulment of the Council Implementing Decision of 17 June 2022 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for the Republic of Poland, as amended by the Council Implementing Decision of 8 December 2023.

Operative part of the order







1.


The actions are dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


Magistrats européens pour la démocratie et les libertés (Medel), International Association of Judges, Association of European Administrative Judges and Stichting Rechters voor Rechters shall pay the costs incurred by the Council of the European Union.










3.


The Republic of Poland, Hungary and the European Commission shall bear their own costs.






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            OJ C 418, 31.10.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4475/oj
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