Appeal – Decision 2004/258/EC – Article 4(1)(a) – Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (ECB) – Article 10.4 – Access to ECB documents – D...

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber)21 October 2020 (*)(Appeal – Decision 2004/258/EC – Article 4(1)(a) –Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (ECB) – Article 10.4 – Access to ECB documents – Decision of the Governing Council – Confidentiality of the meetings and deliberations of ECB bodies – Outcome of deliberations – Partial refusal of access – Undermining of the protection of the public interest – Obligation to state reasons)In Case C‑396/19 P,APPEAL under Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, brought on 22 May 2019,European Central Bank (ECB), represented by F. Malfrère and M. Ioannidis, acting as Agents, and by H.-G. Kamann, Rechtsanwalt,appellant,the other party to the proceedings being:Insolvent Estate of Espírito Santo Financial Group SA, established in Luxembourg (Luxembourg), represented by D. Duarte de Campos and S. Estima Martins, advogados,applicant at first instance,THE COURT (Sixth Chamber),composed of L. Bay Larsen (Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, M. Safjan and N. Jääskinen, Judges,Advocate General: M. Bobek,Registrar: A. Calot Escobar,having regard to the written procedure,having decided, after hearing the Advocate General, to proceed to judgment without an Opinion,gives the following Judgment 1        By its appeal, the European Central Bank (ECB) seeks to have set aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 13 March 2019, Espírito...