Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-188/20 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, July 24, 2020

• Resolution Date: July 24, 2020
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-188/20

Action brought on 26 March 2020 - Close and Cegelec v Parliament

(Case T-188/20)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: SA Close (Harzé-Aywaille, Belgium) and Cegelec (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: J. Rikkers and J. Teheux, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

provisionally order the European Union, represented by the European Parliament, to pay compensation estimated at EUR 3 906 043 plus interest at the statutory rate from the date on which the damage arose, namely 27 March 2015;

before ruling on the action, the applicants seek a stay of proceedings pending the judgment of the Court of Justice in the proceedings currently pending in Case C-447/19 and, if appropriate, of the General Court in the event of a referral;

reserve ruling on the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants claim that, if the appeal seeking to have set aside the judgment of 9 April 2019 (Case C-447/19, Close and Cegelec v Parliament) were upheld, it would have to entail the annulment of the decision taken on 19 March 2015 by the Parliament to award the public works contract...