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    Case T-371/22: Judgment of the General Court of 17 July 2024 – Montanari v EUCAP Sahel Niger (Common foreign and security policy – EUCAP Sahel-Niger mission – Seconded national staff members – Psychological harassment – Rejection of a claim for compensation – Action for annulment – No interest in bringing proceedings – Inadmissibility – Non-contractual liability – Right to dignity – Articles 1 and 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Mediation procedure – Failure to send the mediator’s report – Failure to implement the mediator’s recommendations – Right to good administration – Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials – Non-material damage – Material damage – Causal link)

    OJ C, C/2024/5318, 9.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5318/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)

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5318/oj

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    C/2024/5318

    9.9.2024

    Judgment of the General Court of 17 July 2024 – Montanari v EUCAP Sahel Niger

    (Case T-371/22)  (1)

    (Common foreign and security policy - EUCAP Sahel-Niger mission - Seconded national staff members - Psychological harassment - Rejection of a claim for compensation - Action for annulment - No interest in bringing proceedings - Inadmissibility - Non-contractual liability - Right to dignity - Articles 1 and 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Mediation procedure - Failure to send the mediator’s report - Failure to implement the mediator’s recommendations - Right to good administration - Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials - Non-material damage - Material damage - Causal link)

    (C/2024/5318)

    Language of the case: French

    Parties

    Applicant: Marco Montanari (Reggio Emilia, Italy) (represented by: S. Rodrigues and A. Champetier, lawyers)

    Defendant: EUCAP Sahel Niger (represented by: E. Raoult, lawyer)

    Re:

    By his action, the applicant seeks, on the one hand, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, the annulment of the decision of the European Union Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) of 28 April 2022 rejecting his claim for compensation of 4 February 2022 and, on the other hand, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, compensation for the damage allegedly suffered as a result of psychological harassment and the infringement of the right to good administration and of the duty to have regard for the welfare of officials.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Finds that the form of order seeking the annulment of the decision of 28 April 2022 by which EUCAP Sahel Niger rejected Mr Marco Montanari’s claim for compensation dated 4 February 2022 is inadmissible.

    2.

    Orders EUCAP Sahel Niger to pay Mr Montanari the sum of EUR 6 000

    3.

    Orders EUCAP Sahel Niger to pay the costs;

    4.

    Dismisses the action as to the remainder.


    (1)   OJ C 303, 8.8.2022.


    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5318/oj

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