Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-803/19 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, January 24, 2020

• Resolution Date: January 24, 2020
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-803/19

Action brought on 19 November 2019 - etc-gaming and Casino-Equipment v Commission

(Case T-803/19)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicants: etc-gaming GmbH (Vienna, Austria) and Casino-Equipment Vermietungs GmbH (Vienna) (represented by: A. Schuster, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

order the European Union, represented by the European Commission, to pay compensation for the losses suffered in the amount of EUR 110 836 927.73 which it unlawfully and through its own fault caused to the applicants’ assets by failing to provide, as required, a legal remedy within the meaning of Articles 6(1) and 13 of the ECHR and Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’);

alternatively, order the European Union, represented by the European Commission, on the merits of the case, to pay compensation for the losses suffered, and/or which will arise in the future, which it unlawfully and through its own fault caused to the applicants’ assets by failing to provide, as required, a legal remedy within the meaning of Articles 6(1) and 13 of the ECHR and Article 47 of the Charter;

order the European Union, represented by the European Commission, to pay the costs of the present proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on the following plea in law:

The failure of the European Union to give effect to the requirements under the ECHR and the Charter to provide an effective...