Order of the President of the General Court of 19 March 2020 –
Puigdemont i Casamajó and Comín i Oliveres v Parliament

(Case T‑388/19 R-RENV)

(Application for interim measures — European Parliament — Recognition of the applicants as Members of the European Parliament — No longer any legal interest in pursuing proceedings — No need to adjudicate)

Application for interim relief — Suspension of operation of a measure — Application for suspension of the decisions preventing the applicants from becoming Members of the European Parliament and for the adoption of measures enabling them to become Members of the European Parliament — Judgment of the Court recognising the entitlements, including immunity as regards travel, of persons elected as Members of the European Parliament as soon as the election results are announced — Request which has become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate

(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Act concerning the elections of Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Art. 6; Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, Art. 9, second and third para.)

(see paras 8-16)

Re:

Application pursuant to Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking, first, the suspension of several decisions of the European Parliament allegedly preventing the applicants from taking their seats as elected Members of the European Parliament and, second, an order requiring the European Parliament to take all necessary measures, including the recognition of the privileges and immunities of the applicants, to enable them to take their seats in the Parliament with effect from 2 July 2019.

Operative part

1. There is no need to adjudicate on the application for interim measures.

2. The costs are reserved.