原告包括德国下议院诸位议员，他们质疑德国联邦银行是否应该被允许参与欧洲央行的直接货币交易（OMT）计划，认为这违反了欧盟条约的第123条和第125条。 他们宣称，这两条禁止政府动用印钞机进行援助行为。
The plaintiffs, who include members of the Bundestag, have questioned whether the Bundesbank should be allowed to participate in the ECB’s outright monetary transactions (OMT) program, arguing that it violates Articles 123 and 125 of the EU Treaty, which they claim forbids government bailouts with the printing press.