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Document 62021TA0486

Case T-486/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — OE v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Teleworking — Claim for reimbursement of telephone and Internet connection expenses — Claim rejected — Plea of illegality — Partial admissibility — Article 71 of and Annex VII to the Staff Regulations — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials — Principle of equality and non-discrimination — Right to respect for private life)

OJ C 418, 31.10.2022, p. 29–29 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

31.10.2022   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 418/29


Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — OE v Commission

(Case T-486/21) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Teleworking - Claim for reimbursement of telephone and Internet connection expenses - Claim rejected - Plea of illegality - Partial admissibility - Article 71 of and Annex VII to the Staff Regulations - Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials - Principle of equality and non-discrimination - Right to respect for private life)

(2022/C 418/38)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: OE (represented by: G. Hervet, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: I. Melo Sampaio and L. Vernier, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: European Parliament (represented by: M. Windisch, S. Bukšek Tomac and J. Van Pottelberge, acting as Agents), Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer, acting as Agent)

Re:

By her action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, in essence, first, annulment of the decision of the Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Brussels (OIB) of the European Commission of 18 December 2020 rejecting her claim for reimbursement of the professional expenses resulting from the teleworking arrangements imposed on her and for a 4G USB dongle, and, secondly, an order that the Commission, first of all, reimburse her for those expenses, next, provide her with that Internet access and, lastly, pay her compensation of EUR 10 000 for the damage she has allegedly suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders OE to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;

3.

Decides that the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are to bear their own costs.


(1)  OJ C 422, 18.10.2021.


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