Official Journal of the European Union

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C series

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C/2025/1234

3.3.2025

(Case T-661/24)

(C/2025/1234)

Language of the case: Czech

Parties

Applicant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, J. Vláčil, J. Očková and J. Benešová, Agents)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

—order the European Commission to pay the Czech Republic compensation of EUR 11 722,93 in respect of the damage sustained;

—order the European Commission to pay, together with that compensation, default interest from the date of delivery of the judgment in the present case until full payment, at the rate applied by the European Central Bank for its main refinancing operations, increased by three and a half percentage points,

—order the European Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law.

By the present application pursuant to Article 268 TFEU and the second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU, the Czech Republic seeks compensation for damage from the European Commission (‘the Commission’). That compensation for damage corresponds to interest at the rate of 3.5 % on the amount of EUR 151 116,65, which the Czech Republic paid into the Commission’s account on 10 August 2018 on the basis of Commission Implementing Decision 2018/873 (1) and which the Commission, in connection with the measures arising from the judgment of the General Court of 19 December 2019 in Case T-509/18 Czech Republic v Commission, repaid to the Czech Republic on 27 October 2020 without any interest.

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/873 of 13 June 2018 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2018 L 152, p. 29).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1234/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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