Action brought on 6 January 2011 - Soukup v Commission

(Case F-1/11)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Zdenek Soukup (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: E. Boigelot and S. Woog, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision of the selection board of Open Competition EPSO/AD/144/09 not to enter the applicant on the reserve list and the decision to enter another candidate on that list, and compensation for the material and non-material damage thereby suffered.

Form of order sought

Annul the decision of the selection board of Open Competition EPSO/AD/144/09 of 27 April 2010 taken after re-examination of the applicant's oral test, confirming his results in the latter, namely a mark below the minimum required and, consequently, the decision not to enter him on the reserve list;

Annul the decision of the selection board of Open Competition EPSO/AD/144/09 to admit another candidate to the written and oral tests and, subsequently, to enter him/her on the reserve list of that competition;

Annul all the operations carried out by the selection board as from the stage at which the irregularities complained of occurred;

Order the defendant to pay, by way of compensation for material and non-material damage and the adverse effect on the applicant's career, the sum of EUR 25 000, subject to increase or decrease in the course of the proceedings, plus interest at the rate of 7% per annum as from 28 June 2010, the date of the complaint;

Order the Commission to pay the costs.

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