Official Journal of the European Union

C 129/18

(Case T-115/20)

(2020/C 129/23)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó (Waterloo, Belgium), Antoni Comín i Oliveres (Waterloo) (represented by: P. Bekaert, G. Boye and S. Bekaert, lawyers and B. Emmerson, QC)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

—annul the decision of the President of the European Parliament, as reflected in his letter of 10 December 2019, not to announce in Parliament and refer to the committee responsible the request for the defence of the immunity of the applicants lodged by Ms. Diana Riba i Giner on their behalf on 10 October 2019 pursuant to Rule 7(1) and (2) and Rule 9(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament;

—order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on one plea in law, alleging that the President of the European Parliament’s decision not to announce the request for the defence of the immunity of the applicants in Parliament and refer it to the committee responsible infringed Rule 9(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, in connection with Article 343 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Articles 9 and 18 of Protocol (No 7) on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union (1), Articles 6, 39(2), 41 and 45 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Article 2(1) of the Statute of Members of the European Parliament (2) and Rule 5(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament.

Language of the case: English

(1) OJ 2012 C 326, p. 266.

(2) Decision of the European Parliament of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (2005/684/EC, Euratom), OJ 2005 L 262, p. 1.