Action brought on 16 June 2010 - Spain v Commission

(Case T-264/10)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: Mrs Nuria Díaz Abad, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

Annul the decision of the European Commission of 10 May 2010 declaring the suspension of the interim payment application submitted by Spain on 18 December 2009 on the grounds stated in Section 1 of the legal reasoning set out in the originating application;

Uphold the claim that the European Commission should pay interest on account of the delay in the actual payment of the interim sums applied for and improperly suspended;

Order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The present action is brought against the Commission's decision to interrupt the payment deadline in respect of the interim payment application submitted by Spain on 18 December 2009. That interim payment application, for a total amount of EUR 37 320 854.12, relates to the Operational Programme for Community Assistance of the European Social Fund for Fighting Discrimination in the framework of the Objectives of Convergence and Regional Competitiveness and Employment in Spain (CCI 2007ES05UPO002).

The pleas in law and main arguments are the same as those already raised in Case T-263/10 Spain v Commission.

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