Appeal brought on 9 December 2021 by AV, AW against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 6 October 2021 in Case T-43/20, AV and AW v Parliament

(Case C-773/21 P)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellants: AV, AW (represented by: J. Martins, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The appellants claim that the Court should:

declare the appeal admissible and well founded;

set aside the judgment under appeal;

dispose of the case itself by upholding the claims of the appellants put forward at first instance, including the claim that the defendant be ordered to pay the costs; or in the alternative

refer the case back to the General Court for judgment;

order the European Parliament to pay all the costs at first instance and on appeal.

Pleas in law and main arguments

–    Infringement of the rights of the defence and failure to comply with the duty to state reasons;

–    Inaccurate assessments of the facts and distortion of a number of items of evidence which led the General Court to err in law in the assessment of the facts;

–    Error of law in the interpretation of the applicable legislation.

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