CELEX: 62013CA0409
Language: en
Date: 2015-04-14 00:00:00
Title: Case C-409/13: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 April 2015 — Council of the European Union v European Commission (Action for annulment — Macro-financial assistance to third countries — Decision of the Commission to withdraw a proposal for a framework regulation — Articles 13(2) TEU and 17 TEU — Article 293 TFEU — Principle of conferral of powers — Principle of institutional balance — Principle of sincere cooperation — Article 296 TFEU — Obligation to state reasons)

15.6.2015   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 198/4
            
         Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 April 2015 — Council of the European Union v European Commission
   (Case C-409/13) (1)
   
   ((Action for annulment - Macro-financial assistance to third countries - Decision of the Commission to withdraw a proposal for a framework regulation - Articles 13(2) TEU and 17 TEU - Article 293 TFEU - Principle of conferral of powers - Principle of institutional balance - Principle of sincere cooperation - Article 296 TFEU - Obligation to state reasons))
   (2015/C 198/05)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Council of the European Union (represented by: G. Maganza, A. de Gregorio Merino and I. Gurov, Agents)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Smulders, P. Van Nuffel and M. Clausen, Agents)
   
      Interveners in support of the applicant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, J. Vláčil and J. Škeřic, Agents), Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: T. Henze, Agent), Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M. Sampol Pucurull, Agent), French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues, D. Colas and N. Rouam, Agents), Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, Agent, and P. Gentili, avvocato dello Stato), Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M. Bulterman, B. Koopman and J. Langer, Agents), Slovak Republic (represented by: B. Ricziová, Agent), Republic of Finland (represented by: H. Leppo, Agent), Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: U. Persson and A. Falk, Agents), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: V. Kaye, Agent, and R. Palmer, Barrister).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 274, 21.9.2013.