Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Romania v Commission

(Case T-391/17) (1)

(Law governing the institutions - European citizens’ initiative - Protection of national and linguistic minorities - Strengthening of cultural and linguistic diversity - Registration in part - Principle of conferral - Commission not manifestly lacking legislative powers - Obligation to state reasons - Article 5(2) TEU - Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 - Article 296 TFEU)

(2019/C 413/50)

Language of the case: Romanian

Parties

Applicant: Romania (represented initially by: R. Radu, C.-M. Florescu, E. Gane and L. Lițu, and subsequently by Florescu, Gane, Lițu and C.-R. Canțăr, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: H. Krämer, L. Radu Bouyon and H. Stancu, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Hungary (represented by: M. Fehér, G. Koós and G. Tornyai, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2017/652 of 29 March 2017 on the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Minority SafePack — one million signatures for diversity in Europe’ (OJ 2017 L 92, p. 100).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Romania to pay its own costs and those incurred by the Commission, including those relating to the interim proceedings;

3.	Orders Hungary to bear its own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 269, 14.8.2017.