Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 December 2020.#RN v European Commission.#Civil service – Officials – Surviving spouse – Survivor’s pension – Articles 18 and 20 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations – Conditions for eligibility – Duration of marriage – Plea of illegality – Equal treatment – Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age – Proportionality – Concept of ‘spouse’.#Case T-442/17 RENV.