Court of Justice 22 January 1998, C-106/96 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Commission of the European Communities.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 In these proceedings under Article 173 of the EC Treaty, the United Kingdom is asking the Court to annul the decision(s) impliedly contained or provided for in the Commission's press release of 23 January 1996 announcing the grant of funding worth ECU 6 million net for 86 projects designed to overcome social exclusion.