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Case T-218/24: Judgment of the General Court of 21 January 2026 – DT v Eulex Kosovo (Arbitration clause – Common foreign and security policy – International civilian staff of EU international missions – Consecutive fixed-term contracts – Termination of the applicant’s contract – Right to be heard – Obligation to state reasons – Principle of sound administration – Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff – Misuse of powers – Equal treatment – Legitimate expectations)
Case T-218/24: Judgment of the General Court of 21 January 2026 – DT v Eulex Kosovo (Arbitration clause – Common foreign and security policy – International civilian staff of EU international missions – Consecutive fixed-term contracts – Termination of the applicant’s contract – Right to be heard – Obligation to state reasons – Principle of sound administration – Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff – Misuse of powers – Equal treatment – Legitimate expectations)
Case T-218/24: Judgment of the General Court of 21 January 2026 – DT v Eulex Kosovo (Arbitration clause – Common foreign and security policy – International civilian staff of EU international missions – Consecutive fixed-term contracts – Termination of the applicant’s contract – Right to be heard – Obligation to state reasons – Principle of sound administration – Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff – Misuse of powers – Equal treatment – Legitimate expectations)
OJ C, C/2026/1203, 9.3.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1203/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Official Journal |
EN C series |
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C/2026/1203 |
9.3.2026 |
Judgment of the General Court of 21 January 2026 – DT v Eulex Kosovo
(Case T-218/24) (1)
(Arbitration clause - Common foreign and security policy - International civilian staff of EU international missions - Consecutive fixed-term contracts - Termination of the applicant’s contract - Right to be heard - Obligation to state reasons - Principle of sound administration - Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff - Misuse of powers - Equal treatment - Legitimate expectations)
(C/2026/1203)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: DT (represented by: A. Kunst, lawyer)
Defendant: Eulex Kosovo (represented by: E. Raoult, lawyer)
Re:
By his action, the applicant seeks, principally, on the basis of Article 272 TFEU, first, a declaration that the letter of 13 November 2023 and the letter of 20 February 2024 from Eulex Kosovo, by which Eulex Kosovo terminated his contract and rejected his internal appeal against that termination, were unlawful, and secondly, compensation for the damage he claims to have suffered as a result of the acts at issue and other acts. In the alternative, he seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, the annulment of the acts at issue and, secondly, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, compensation for the damage he claims to have suffered as a result of those acts.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders DT and Eulex Kosovo each to bear their own costs. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1203/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)