Hungary v European Peace Facility (EPF) and Council (General Court T-457/24)

Procedural record

1. 9 September 2026European Union

   9 September 2026European Union

   Judgment of the General Court in Case T-457/24 dated 9 September 2026

   General Court of the European Union

   Case no.

   T-457/24

   Citation

   ECLI:EU:T:2026:533

   Decision summary

   The General Court dismissed Hungary's action because it lacked jurisdiction to review the EPF Committee decision, which was directly related to political or strategic choices in the common foreign and security policy concerning the allocation of extraordinary revenues from frozen Russian assets to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

   Participants

   Hungary

   European Peace Facility (EPF)

   Council of the European Union

   General Court of the European Union

   Authorities cited

   7

   • Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 of 22 March 2021
     statute
   • Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1470 of 21 May 2024
     statute
   • Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1471 of 21 May 2024
     statute
   • Treaty on European Union, Articles 24(1) and 31(1)
     treaty
   • Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Article 275
     treaty
   • Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Article 51
     treaty
   • KS and KD v Council and Others; Commission v KS and Others (Joined Cases C-29/22 P and C-44/22 P, judgment of 10 September 2024, paragraph 117)
     case-law