Application for partial annulment in respect of council implementing decision (EU) 2022/2506 to the president and members of the General Court of the European Union.
In response to inquiries from within the university community please be informed that Semmelweis University has brought an application against the Council of the European Union to partially annul Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2506 of 15/Dec/2022 on certain restrictive measures affecting the Erasmus+ and the Horizon Europe programmes. The University will refrain from commenting the ongoing litigation until further developments. Semmelweis University’s application for partial annulment is available here.
 

UPDATE ON THE MATTER SEMMELWEIS VERSUS COUNCIL OF THE EU (13.07.2023)

The Council of the European Union have responded, that they request that the General Court refrain from adjudicating on this matter, and rule on the inadmissibility of the action, because, apparently, the Decision does not concern the University directly. The Council have reassured the Court that they are responsible for the continued monitoring of the situation. The Council “ensure that the legitimate interests of the final recipients and beneficiaries (students and colleagues) are properly safeguarded”, despite not having conducted any previous or current analysis of the impact of Decision 2022/2506 on the University itself.     

2ND UPDATE ON THE MATTER SEMMELWEIS VERSUS COUNCIL OF THE EU

Semmelweis Egyetem has submitted its observations on the plea of inadmissibility submitted by the Council of the EU, in which the Council’s objective was to convince the Court to reject the initial Application of Semmelweis Egyetem, thereby attempting to avoid a fair hearing. Among other arguments, Semmelweis Egyetem maintains that its Application to the General Court serves to remedy the infringement of the right to be heard, a fundamental right within the European Union’s legal order.