Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 13 November 2014 — de Loecker v EEAS

(Case F-78/13) ¹

(Civil servants– EEAS staff –Temporary agent — Head of delegation in a third country — Early cessation of the functions of head of delegation — Transfer to EEAS headquarters — Rights of the defence — Interest of the service — Reasons)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Stéphane de Loecker (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: initially J.-N. Louis, A. Coolen and É. Marchal, lawyers, subsequently J.-N. Louis)

Defendant: European External Action Service (represented by: S. Marquardt and M. Silva, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of the decision to transfer the applicant from the EEAS office in Burundi to its headquarters in Brussels.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Mr De Loecker to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European External Action Service.

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¹ OJ C 291, 5.10.2013, p. 7.