TAction brought on 7 February 2014 – ZZ v CdT

(Case F-12/14)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: ZZ (represented by: N. Cambonie, D. Ciolino and E. Macchi, lawyers)

Defendant: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union rejecting the request made by the applicant on the basis of Article 90(1) of the Staff Regulations to adopt a decision apologising to him and granting him compensation for the damage suffered.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:

annul the CdT’s implied rejection, or otherwise annul the rejection in the letter produced by the lawyer representing the CdT containing the decision of 10 April 2013 and, so far as necessary, the confirmatory decision of the CdT of 8 November 2013 rejecting the applicant’s request for it to take a decision;

declare the CdT liable for the damage suffered by the applicant, and consequently grant the applicant damages amounting to EUR 306 733.60 in respect of material loss and EUR 130 000 in respect of non-material loss, or any other, possibly greater, sum to be determined by the Tribunal, or else by expert evidence;

order the CdT to pay the costs.