Order of the General Court of 15 November 2017 — Pilla v Commission and EACEA
(Case T-784/16) 1
(Action for annulment and damages — Provisional measures — Application for legal aid submitted after an action had been brought — Creative Europe Programme (2014-2020) — Call for proposals on support for a preparatory action — Decision rejecting candidature due to failure to respect an eligibility criterion — Grants available only to legal persons — Disregard of the formal requirements — Acts not attributable to EACEA — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Rinaldo Pilla (Venafro, Italy) (represented by: A. Silvestri, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Aresu and C. Gheorghiu, acting as Agents) and Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) (represented by: H. Monet and V. Sansonetti, acting as Agents)
Re:
First, application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the Commission decision of 2 September 2016 rejecting the candidature submitted by the applicant in the call for proposals ‘EAC/S05/2016 — Support for a preparatory action to create an EU Festival Award and an EU Festival Label in the field of Culture: EFFE (Europe for Festivals — Festivals for Europe)’ of 26 April 2016, secondly, application seeking, principally, a declaration by the Court that the applicant’s candidature is admissible or, in the alternative, annulment of the ‘selection procedure itself’, thirdly, application seeking suspension of the selection procedure and, fourthly, application based on Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant by reason of the rejection of his candidature.
Operative part of the order
The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible in so far as it is directed against the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
The action is dismissed in part as manifestly inadmissible and in part as manifestly lacking any foundation in law in so far as it is directed against the European Commission.
The application for legal aid is rejected.
Mr Rinaldo Pilla la shall pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 6, 9.1.2017.