Case C-342/25, Stogenchev: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 June 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad – Bulgaria) – Criminal proceedings against DS, KW (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Fight against corruption involving officials of Member States of the European Union – Passive corruption – Exclusion of evidence obtained in a flawed manner – Exculpatory evidence – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – First and second paragraphs of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Effective judicial protection – Right to an effective remedy – Directive 2012/13/EU – Right to information in criminal proceedings – Article 7(2) and (3) – Right of access to the materials of the case – Article 51(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – National legislation not implementing Union law – Lack of jurisdiction – Article 267 TFEU – Need for interpretation of EU law to enable the referring court to give judgment – None – Inadmissibility)
Date: 2026-06-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: charge, criminal proceedings, evidence, proof, protection of privacy, right to information, right to justice, rights of the defence








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C/2026/3976


3.8.2026






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 June 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad – Bulgaria) – Criminal proceedings against DS, KW


(Case C-342/25,
                (1)
Stogenchev
                (2)
)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Area of freedom, security and justice - Judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Fight against corruption involving officials of Member States of the European Union - Passive corruption - Exclusion of evidence obtained in a flawed manner - Exculpatory evidence - Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU - First and second paragraphs of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Effective judicial protection - Right to an effective remedy - Directive 2012/13/EU - Right to information in criminal proceedings - Article 7(2) and (3) - Right of access to the materials of the case - Article 51(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - National legislation not implementing Union law - Lack of jurisdiction - Article 267 TFEU - Need for interpretation of EU law to enable the referring court to give judgment - None - Inadmissibility)
(C/2026/3976)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Sofiyski gradski sad

Criminal proceedings against

DS, KW

Operative part of the judgment







1.


The Court does not have jurisdiction to answer the questions referred for a preliminary ruling by the Sofiyski gradski sad (Sofia City Court, Bulgaria), by decision of 20 May 2025, in so far as they concern the interpretation of the first and second paragraphs of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.










2.


The request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad (Sofia City Court, Bulgaria), made by decision of 20 May 2025, is inadmissible as to the remainder.






(1)  OJ C, C/2025/4573.

(2)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/3976/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)