Press Release: Advocate General’s Opinions in Joined Cases C-138/17 P European Union v Gascogne Sack Deutschland GmBHm Gascogne, C146/17 P Gascogne Sack Deutschland GmBH Gascogne v European Union, Case C-150/17 P European Union v Kendrion and Joined Cases C-174/17 P European Union v ASPLA and Armando Álvarez and C-222/17 P ASPLA and Armando Álvarez v European Union

Advocate General Wahl: the Court of Justice should set aside the judgments of the General Court by which it ordered the EU to pay compensation for material damage to a number of companies as a result of the excessive length of proceedings before that court.

The requirement that the conduct of the institution is the determining factor of the alleged material damage is not satisfied here since that was, in fact, the companies’ decisions to maintain the operation of a bank guarantee.