Judgment_paragraph 36 · Silvio Berlusconi and Finanziaria d'investimento Fininvest SpA (Fininvest) v Banca d'Italia and Istituto per la Vigilanza Sulle Assicurazioni (IVASS) (C-219/17)

36Mr Berlusconi and Fininvest, first, challenged the ECB’s decision of 25 October 2016 by bringing an action for annulment before the General Court of the European Union (Fininvest and Berlusconi v ECB, T‑913/16). Second, Fininvest brought proceedings before the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Lazio (Regional Administrative Court, Lazio, Italy) for annulment of the Bank of Italy’s acts preparatory to the ECB’s decision. Third, Mr Berlusconi and Fininvest both brought an azione di ottemperanza before the Consiglio di Stato (Council of State).