Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2022 — Vanhoudt v EIB

(Case T-490/21) (1)

(Civil service - EIB staff - Recruitment - Vacancy notice - Rejection of application - Appointment of another candidate - Obligation to state reasons - Irregularity in the recruitment procedure - Manifest error of assessment - Liability)

(2023/C 63/51)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Patrick Vanhoudt (Gonderange, Luxembourg) (represented by: L. Levi and A. Champetier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (represented by: T. Gilliams, G. Faedo and K. Carr, acting as Agents, and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU and Article 50a of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the applicant seeks, first, annulment of the decision of the European Investment Bank (EIB) of 16 December 2020, by which it rejected his application for a position at level 6/5-D/E, and of the decision by which the EIB appointed the successful candidate to that position, and, second, compensation for the harm which he claims to have suffered as a result of those decisions.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Mr Patrick Vanhoudt to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 422, 18.10.2021.