An Off-Ramp for the Plaumann Paradox - Access to Justice for Associations in the Medel AG Opinion
Hildt, Laura
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2026-04-28
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On 16 April 2026, AG Ćapeta delivered an Opinion in the Medel case (C-555/24) on the standing of NGOs to bring actions for annulment under conditions that they are directly and individually concerned. Instead of copying the ECtHR’s approach in KlimaSeniorinnen, she gives an elegant and simple spin to the Plaumann formula. At its core, AG Ćapeta recognises that associations protecting collective interests have a separate identity of their own with a distinct interest. The Opinion gives the Court an argumentative avenue to finally amend its self-inflicted access to justice paradox.
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Hildt, Laura
C-555/24
EU
KlimaSeniorinnen
Legal standing
Medel
NGOs
Plaumann
T-530/22
action for annulment
associations
EU
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https://verfassungsblog.de/an-off-ramp-for-the-plaumann-paradox/
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