CJEU Case C-377/16 / Judgment

Kingdom of Spain v European Parliament
Policy area
Institutional affairs
Deciding body type
Court of Justice of the European Union
Deciding body
Court (Grand Chamber)
Type
Decision
Decision date
26/03/2019
ECLI (European case law identifier)
ECLI:EU:C:2019:249
  • CJEU Case C-377/16 / Judgment

    Key facts of the case:

    Actions for annulment — Rules on languages — Selection procedure for contract staff — Call for expressions of interest — Drivers — Function group I — Knowledge of languages — Restriction of the choice of language 2 of the selection procedure to English, French and German — Language of communication — Regulation No 1 — Staff Regulations — Conditions of Employment of Other Servants — Discrimination based on language — Justification — Interests of the service.

     

    Outcome of the case:

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

    1. Annuls the Call for Expressions of Interest Contract Staff — Function Group I — Drivers (F/M) — EP/CAST/S/16/2016;
    2. Declares the database established pursuant to Call for Expressions of Interest Contract Staff — Function Group I — Drivers (F/M) — EP/CAST/S/16/2016 void;
    3. Orders the European Parliament to pay the costs.