1. 

Actions brought by officials – Action against a decision rejecting a complaint – Admissibility – Obligation to rule on claims directed against the decision rejecting the complaint – Claims lacking independent content or purely confirmatory decision – None

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 90 and 91)

(see paras 21, 22)

2. 

Actions brought by officials – Subject matter – Directions to the administration – Inadmissibility

(Arts 266(1) and 270 TFEU; Staff Regulations of Officials, Art. 91)

(see paras 23, 24)

3. 

Officials – Equal treatment – Meaning – Comparability of the situations at issue – Criteria for assessment

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 20, 21(1) and 52(1))

(see paras 36-41)

4. 

Officials – Pensions – Survivor’s pension – Conditions for granting – Discretion of the EU legislature – Judicial review – Scope

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex VIII, Arts 18 and 20)

(see para. 42)

5. 

Officials – Pensions – Survivor’s pension – Conditions for granting – Minimum duration of marriage – Difference in the treatment of surviving spouses depending on whether they married before or after termination of the deceased official’s service – Condition giving rise to a disadvantage for couples who married following the official’s retirement – Difference in treatment based indirectly on the age of the former official – Unlawful – Justification – Combating fraud – None

(Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex VIII, Arts 18 and 20)

(see paras 44-54, 58-62, 67-73, 77-81)

1. 

Annuls the decision of the European Commission of 7 October 2019, refusing the request to grant a survivor’s pension to KM;

2. 

Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

3. 

Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by KM;

4. 

Orders the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union each to bear its own costs.