CELEX:62021CJ0116: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 July 2022.#European Commission and Council of the European Union v VW and Others.#Appeal – Civil service – Pension – Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union – Article 20 of Annex VIII – Grant of a survivor’s pension – Surviving spouse of a former official in receipt of a retirement pension – Marriage entered into after termination of the official’s service – Condition that the marriage must have lasted for at least five years at the date of the official’s death – Article 18 of Annex VIII – Marriage entered into before termination of the official’s service – Condition that the marriage must have lasted for at least one year only – Plea of illegality in respect of Article 20 of Annex VIII – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 20 – Principle of equal treatment – Article 21(1) – Principle of non-discrimination on the ground of age – Article 52(1) – No arbitrary or manifestly inappropriate differentiation in the light of the objective pursued by the EU legislature.#Joined Cases C-116/21 P to C-118/21 P and C-138/21 P.