C-64/16 - Associacao Sindical dos Juizes Portugueses

In a request for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU, the Supreme Administrative Court of Portugal asked the CJEU to interpret the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU and Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The Court declared that the principle of judicial independence does not preclude general salary-reduction measures, such as those at issue in the main proceedings of the case, linked to requirements to eliminate an excessive budget deficit and to an EU financial assistance programme, from being applied to the members of the Court of Auditors of Portugal.