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GC - T‑375/22 - Izuzquiza and Others v Parliament Facts — Three individuals requested access from the European Parliament to documents detailing the amounts paid to Mr. Ioannis Lagos, a Greek Member of the European… Jul 16, 2026 T-367/23 Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber, Extended Composition) of 19 November 2025.#Amazon EU Sà rl, venant aux droits de Amazon Services Europe Sà rl v European Commission.#Digital services – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 – Designation as a very large online platform – Plea of illegality – Admissibility – Article 33(1) and (4) of Regulation 2022/2065 – Right to respect for private and family life – Freedom to conduct a business – Right to property – Equal treatment – Freedom of expression – Da Amazon EU Sà rl challenged the European Commission's decision designating Amazon Store as a very large online platform under Article 33(4) of the Digital Services Act… Nov 19, 2025 T-58/24 Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber, Extended Composition) of 10 September 2025.#Tiktok Technology Ltd v European Commission.#Digital services – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 – Commission decision determining the amount of the supervisory fee for 2023 – Article 43(3) to (5) of Regulation 2022/2065 – Article 4(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1127 – Method for calculating the number of average monthly active recipients – Temporal adjustment of the effects of an annulment.#Case T-58/24. In Case T-58/24, TikTok Technology Ltd challenged European Commission Implementing Decision C(2023) 8173, which determined TikTok's 2023 supervisory fee under the… Sep 10, 2025 T-55/24 Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber, Extended Composition) of 10 September 2025.#Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd v European Commission.#Digital services – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 – Commission decision determining the amount of the supervisory fee for 2023 – Article 43(3) to (5) of Regulation 2022/2065 – Article 4(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1127 – Method for calculating the number of average monthly active recipients – Temporal adjustment of the effects of an annulment.#Case T-55/ Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd challenged a European Commission decision setting the 2023 DSA supervisory fee for Facebook and Instagram, arguing the Commission unlawfully… Sep 10, 2025 T-348/23 Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber, Extended Composition) of 3 September 2025.#Zalando SE v European Commission.#Digital services – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 – Designation of a very large online platform – Plea of illegality – Article 33(1) and (4) of Regulation 2022/2065 – Legal certainty – Equal treatment – Proportionality – Obligation to state reasons.#Case T-348/23. In Case T-348/23, Zalando SE challenged the European Commission's April 2023 decision designating it as a very large online platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services… Sep 3, 2025 T-553/23 Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 3 September 2025.#Philippe Latombe v European Commission.#Transfer of personal data to the United States – Commission Implementing Decision on the adequate level of protection of personal data ensured by the United States – Right to an effective remedy – Right to private and family life – Decisions based solely on the automated processing of personal data – Security of the processing of personal data.#Case T-553/23. In Case T-553/23, French citizen Philippe Latombe sought annulment of the European Commission's Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1795, which found that the United States… Sep 3, 2025 T-183/23 Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 16 July 2025.#Lisa Ballmann v European Data Protection Board.#Protection of personal data – Complaint against the controller of personal data of users of an online social network in the European Union – Article 65(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Binding decision of the European Data Protection Board – Complainant’s request for access to the file prepared for the purposes of the binding decision – Refusal to grant access – In Case T-183/23, Lisa Ballmann sought annulment of the European Data Protection Board's decision refusing her request for access to the file prepared for Binding… Jul 16, 2025 T-319/24 Order of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 29 April 2025.#Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd v European Data Protection Board.#Action for annulment – Protection of personal data – Opinion of the European Data Protection Board on valid consent in the context of ‘consent or pay’ models implemented by large online platforms – Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Act not open to challenge – Inadmissibility – Liability – Damage – Causal link – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T In Case T-319/24, Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd sought annulment of EDPB Opinion 8/2024 on valid consent in the context of "consent or pay" models implemented by large… Apr 29, 2025 T-486/24 Order of the President of the General Court of 13 February 2025.#NKL Associates s.r.o. v European Commission.#Interim relief – Digital services – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 – Very large online platforms – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – Prima facie case – Urgency – Weighing up of interests.#Case T-486/24 R. Feb 13, 2025 T-70/23 Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 29 January 2025 (Extracts).#Data Protection Commission v European Data Protection Board.#Protection of personal data – Article 65(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Binding decision instructing a lead supervisory authority to broaden the scope of its investigation and issue a new draft decision – Competence of the European Data Protection Board.#Joined Cases T-70/23, T-84/23 and T-111/23. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) challenged provisions of EDPB Binding Decisions 3/2022, 4/2022, and 5/2022, arguing the EDPB exceeded its competence under… Jan 29, 2025 T-354/22 Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 8 January 2025.#Thomas Bindl v European Commission.#Processing of personal data – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies – Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Concept of ‘transfer of personal data to a third country’ – Transfer of data when visiting a website – EU Login – Action for annulment – Act not open to challenge – Inadmissibility – A In Case T-354/22, Thomas Bindl sought annulment of alleged personal data transfers to third countries by the European Commission when visiting the Conference on the… Jan 8, 2025 T-1097/23 Order of the Vice-President of the General Court of 13 June 2024.#Vivendi SE v European Commission.#Case T-1097/23 R-RENV. Jul 26, 2024 T-139/24 Order of the President of the General Court of 12 July 2024.#WebGroup Czech Republic, a.s. v European Commission.#Interim relief – Digital services – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 – Very large online platforms – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – Prima facie case – Urgency – Weighing up of interests.#Case T-139/24 R. Jul 12, 2024 T-138/24 Order of the President of the General Court of 2 July 2024.#Aylo Freesites LTD v European Commission.#Interim relief – Digital services – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 – Very large online platforms – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – Prima facie case – Urgency – Weighing up of interests.#Case T-138/24 R. Jul 2, 2024 T-309/21 Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 June 2023.#TC v European Parliament.#Law governing the institutions – Rules governing expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament – Parliamentary assistance allowance – Recovery of sums unduly paid – Reasonable time – Burden of proof – Right to be heard – Protection of personal data – Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Article 26 of the Staff Regulations.#Case T-309/21. In Case T-309/21, the applicant TC, a Member of the European Parliament, sought annulment of a European Parliament decision ordering recovery of EUR 78,838.21 in… Jun 7, 2023 GC - T‑451/20 - Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission Facts — The European Commission made information requests to Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd (Meta) on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles… May 24, 2023 T-451/20 Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 24 May 2023.#Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, formerly Facebook Ireland Ltd v European Commission.#Competition – Data market – Administrative procedure – Article 18(3) and Article 24(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 – Request for information – Virtual data room – Obligation to state reasons – Legal certainty – Rights of the defence – Necessity of the information requested – Misuse of powers – Right to privacy – Proportionality – The General Court ruled on Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd's challenge against a European Commission decision requesting information under Regulation No 1/2003 in the context… May 24, 2023 T-452/20 Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 24 May 2023.#Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, formerly Facebook Ireland Ltd v European Commission.#Competition – Data market – Administrative procedure – Article 18(3) and Article 24(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 – Request for information – Virtual data room – Obligation to state reasons – Legal certainty – Rights of the defence – Necessity of the information requested – Misuse of powers – Right to privacy – Proportionality – May 24, 2023 T-557/20 Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 26 April 2023.#Single Resolution Board v European Data Protection Supervisor.#Protection of personal data – Procedure for granting compensation to shareholders and creditors following the resolution of a bank – Decision of the EDPS in which it found that the SRB failed to fulfil its obligations concerning the processing of personal data – Article 15(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 – Concept of personal data – Article 3(1) The Single Resolution Board (SRB) challenged a revised decision by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) which found that the SRB failed to fulfil its… Apr 26, 2023 T-709/21 Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 December 2022.#WhatsApp Ireland Ltd v European Data Protection Board.#Action for annulment – Protection of personal data – Draft decision of the lead supervisory authority – Resolution of disputes between supervisory authorities by the European Data Protection Board – Binding decision – Article 60(4) and Article 65(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Act not open to challenge – Preparatory act – Lack of individual concern.#Ca WhatsApp Ireland Ltd sought annulment of EDPB Binding Decision 1/2021, which resolved disputes among supervisory authorities regarding the Irish DPC's draft decision on… Dec 7, 2022 T-710/21 Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 27 April 2022.#Robert Roos and Others v European Parliament.#Public health – Requirement to present a valid EU digital COVID-19 certificate to access the Parliament’s buildings – Legal basis – Freedom and independence of Members of the European Parliament – Obligation to ensure the health of staff in the service of the European Union – Parliamentary immunity – Processing of personal data – Right to respect for private life – In Joined Cases T-710/21, T-722/21, and T-723/21, Members of the European Parliament led by Robert Roos challenged the European Parliament Bureau's October 2021 decision… Apr 27, 2022 T-503/21 Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 14 February 2022.#Lagardère, unité médico-sociale v European Commission.#Action for annulment – Regulation (EU) 2021/953 – EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate – Freedom of movement for persons – Restrictions – Incorrect designation of the defendant – Inadmissibility.#Case T-503/21. Feb 14, 2022 62020TO0451(01) Order of the President of the General Court of 29 October 2020.#Facebook Ireland Ltd v European Commission.#Interim proceedings – Competition – Request for information – Article 18(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 – Application for interim measures – Urgency – Prima facie case – Weighing of competing interests.#Case T-451/20 R. Oct 29, 2020 62020TO0452(01) Order of the President of the General Court of 29 October 2020.#Facebook Ireland Ltd v European Commission.#Interim proceedings – Competition – Request for information – Article 18(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 – Application for interim measures – Urgency – Prima facie case – Weighing of competing interests.#Case T-452/20 R. Oct 29, 2020 T-255/17 Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 5 October 2020 (Extracts).#Les Mousquetaires and ITM Entreprises v European Commission.#Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Administrative procedure – Decisions ordering an inspection – Plea of illegality against Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 – Right to an effective remedy – Obligation to state reasons – Right to inviolability of the home – Sufficiently strong evidence – Proportionality – A Les Mousquetaires and ITM Entreprises challenged European Commission decisions ordering inspections under Article 20 of Regulation No 1/2003, including the Commission's… Oct 5, 2020 T-297/19 Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 20 December 2019.#Daniel Dragomir v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability — Rule of law — Independence of the judiciary — Right to a fair trial — Protection of personal data — Failure by the Commission to adopt measures to ensure that Romania fulfils its obligations — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T-297/19. Dec 20, 2019 T-639/15 Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 25 September 2018.#Maria Psara and Others v European Parliament.#Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — European Parliament — Expenditure by Members of the Parliament of their allowances — Refusal to grant access — Non-existent documents — Personal data — Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 — Need to transfer the data — Specific and individual examination — Partial access — Excessive administrative burden — Obligation to In this judgment, the General Court ruled on consolidated actions brought by multiple journalists and media organizations seeking annulment of European Parliament… Sep 25, 2018 T-653/16 Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 3 May 2018.#Republic of Malta v European Commission.#Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents held by the Commission — Documents originating from a Member State — Documents exchanged pursuant to the control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy — Article 113 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 — Public access following a request made by a non-governmental organisation — Action for annulment The Republic of Malta sought annulment of a European Commission decision granting Greenpeace access to documents originating from Maltese authorities, which were… May 3, 2018 T-670/16 Order of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 22 November 2017.#Digital Rights Ireland Ltd v European Commission.#Action for annulment — Area of freedom, justice and security — Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data — Transfer of personal data to the United States — Not-for-profit company incorporated under Irish law — No protection of personal data for legal persons — Controller — Action in the name of members and supporters — Action in the public interest Nov 22, 2017 T-483/13 Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 20 July 2016 (Extracts).#Athanassios Oikonomopoulos v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability — Damage caused by the Commission in the context of an OLAF investigation and by OLAF — Actions for damages — Action for a declaration that certain measures taken by OLAF were void and inadmissible for evidentiary purposes before the national authorities — Admissibility — Misuse of powers — Processing of personal data — Rights of the defence.#Case The applicant, Athanassios Oikonomopoulos, brought an action against the European Commission seeking EUR 2 million in damages for alleged unlawful conduct by OLAF during… Jul 20, 2016 T-343/13 Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 3 December 2015.#CN v European Parliament.#Non-contractual liability — Petition addressed to the Parliament — Dissemination of certain personal data on the Parliament’s website — Absence of a sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals.#Case T-343/13. In Case T-343/13, CN sued the European Parliament seeking compensation for material and non-material damage allegedly caused by the Parliament's publication of personal… Dec 3, 2015 T-496/13 GC - T-496/13 - McCullough v Cedefop Facts — The claimant, Colin Boy McCullough, was an employee at the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) from 1991 to 2007. The claimant… Jun 11, 2015 T-300/10 Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber), 22 May 2012.#Internationaler Hilfsfonds eV v European Commission.#Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to contract LIEN 97‑2011 — Partial refusal of access — Determination of the subject-matter of the initial application — Exception relating to the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual — Exception relating to protection of the decision-making process — Principle of sound administration — Concre May 22, 2012 T-194/04 Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 8 November 2007.#The Bavarian Lager Co. Ltd v Commission of the European Communities.#Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to proceedings for failure to fulfil obligations - Decision refusing access - Protection of physical persons in relation to processing of personal data - Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 - Concept of private life.#Case T-194/04. Nov 8, 2007 T-179/02 Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 20 May 2003. # Jan Pflugradt v European Central Bank. # Staff of the European Central Bank - Performance appraisal - Action for annulment. # Case T-179/02. May 20, 2003 T-321/02 Order of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 6 May 2003. # Paul Vannieuwenhuyze-Morin v Council of the European Union and European Parliament. # Action for annulment - Directive 2002/58/CE - Inadmissibility. # Case T-321/02. May 6, 2003