Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 September 2023.#Asociaţia “Forumul Judecătorilor din România” and YN v Consiliul Superior al Magistraturii.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Ploieşti.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Decision 2006/928/EC – Mechanism for cooperation and verification of progress in Romania to address specific benchmarks in the areas of judicial reform and the fight against corruption – Article 2 TEU – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Rule of law – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 47 – Independence of judges – National legislation altering the scheme for the promotion of judges.#Case C-216/21.