European Union v Guardian Europe (Appeals - Actions for damages - Judgment)

(Appeals — Actions for damages — Second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU — Excessive length of the proceedings in a case before the General Court of the European Union — Compensation for the damage allegedly sustained by the applicant — Concept of a ‘single undertaking’ not applied — Material damage — Bank guarantee costs — Causal link –– Loss of profit — Non-pecuniary damage — Liability of the European Union for damage caused by infringements of EU law arising from a decision of the General Court –– No incurring of liability)

TWO APPEALS under Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, brought, respectively, on 25 July 2017 and 8 August 2017,

European Union, represented by the Court of Justice of the European Union, represented initially by J. Inghelram and K. Sawyer, and subsequently by J. Inghelram, acting as Agents,

Guardian Europe Sàrl, established in Bertrange (Luxembourg), represented by C. O’Daly, Solicitor, and F. Louis, avocat,

European Union, represented by the European Commission, represented by N. Khan, A. Dawes and C. Urraca Caviedes, acting as Agents,