Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 10 September 2015 —
Pannonhalmi Főapátság v Parliament

(Case T‑453/14)

Action for annulment — Petition addressed to the Parliament concerning ownership of Lónyay castle in Rusovce (Slovak Republic) — Petition declared inadmissible — Obligation to state reasons — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law

1.                     Judicial proceedings — Action before the General Court — Possibility to dismiss an action on the merits without ruling beforehand on the objections of inadmissibility raised by the defendant (see para. 13)

2.                     Acts of the institutions — Statement of reasons — Obligation — Scope — Decision by Committee on Petitions of the Parliament to take no further action — Whether a summary statement of reasons is sufficient (Arts 227 TFEU and 296 TFEU; Internal Rules of the European Parliament, Art. 201(8)) (see paras 14-19)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of the decision of the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament of 16 April 2014 whereby that Committee declared the petition presented by the applicant on 26 June 2013 inadmissible on the ground that it did not fall within the sphere of activity of the European Union.

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed.

2. Magyar Bencés Kongregáció Pannonhalmi Főapátság is ordered to pay the costs.

3. There is no need to adjudicate on the applications for leave to intervene by the Slovak Republic and by Hungary.