8.8.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 287/3


Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 2 June 2016 — European Commission v Kingdom of the Netherlands

(Case C-233/14) (1)

((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Articles 18 TFEU, 20 TFEU and 21 TFEU - Citizenship of the Union - Right to move and reside freely - Discrimination on grounds of nationality - Financial support for travel costs awarded to national students - Directive 2004/38/EC - Article 24(2) - Derogation from the principle of equal treatment - Maintenance aid for studies consisting in student grants or student loans - Scope - Formal requirements of the application initiating proceedings - Coherent statement of the pleas in law))

(2016/C 287/04)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. van Beek and C. Gheorghiu, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M. Bulterman and C. Schillemans, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 245, 28.7.2014.