Judgment of the General Court of 11 September 2024 – TU v Parliament

(Case T-793/22)  (1)

(Civil service - Accredited parliamentary assistants - Termination of service - Fixed-term contract - Non-renewal - Status as an informant - Articles 22a to 22c of the Staff Regulations - Protective measures - Confidentiality - Non-material damage)

(C/2024/6256)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: TU (represented by: N. de Montigny, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: C. González Argüelles, I. Lázaro Betancor and L. Darie, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, first, annulment of the decision of the European Parliament of 22 February 2022 not to renew his contract as an accredited parliamentary assistant and of the implied decision refusing, in response to his request submitted on 10 January 2022 to be recognised as an informant and protected pursuant to Articles 22a to 22c of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, to recognise his status as an informant and to adopt other protective measures in addition to the measure discharging him from his duties and, second, compensation for the harm, assessed at EUR 200 000, which he suffered as a result of the failure to comply with Articles 22a to 22c of the Staff Regulations and with the internal rules relating to the implementation of Article 22c of the Staff Regulations.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)   OJ C 45, 6.2.2023.