CJEU case C-64/16 / Judgement

Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses v Tribunal de Contas
Policy area
Justice, freedom and security
Deciding body type
Court of Justice of the European Union
Deciding body
Court (Grand Chamber)
Type
Decision
Decision date
27/02/2018
ECLI (European case law identifier)
ECLI:EU:C:2018:117
  • CJEU case C-64/16 / Judgement

    Key facts of the case:

    Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 19(1) TEU — Legal remedies — Effective judicial protection — Judicial independence — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 47 — Reduction of remuneration in the national public administration — Budgetary austerity measures

    Outcome of the case:

    On those grounds, the Court (Grand Chamber) hereby rules: 

    The second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU must be interpreted as meaning that the principle of judicial independence does not preclude general salary-reduction measures, such as those at issue in the main proceedings, linked to requirements to eliminate an excessive budget deficit and to an EU financial assistance programme, from being applied to the members of the Tribunal de Contas (Court of Auditors, Portugal).

  • Paragraphs referring to EU Charter (original language)