Action brought on 23 December 2009 - Scheefer v Parliament

(Case F-105/09)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Séverine Scheefer (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: R. Adam, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for annulment the decisions of the defendant refusing to convert the applicant's contract as a temporary agent into a contract for an indefinite period in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 8 of the CEOS. In addition, application for compensation for the loss suffered by the applicant.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:

annul the Parliament's decision of 12 February 2009;

annul the Parliament's decision of 12 October 2009;

annul the legal characterisation of the original contract and its date of expiry set at 31 March 2009;

accordingly, convert the applicant's contract of engagement into an engagement for an indefinite period;

compensate the applicant for the loss she suffered as a result of the Parliament's conduct;

in the alternative and if, contrary to all probability, the Tribunal reaches the conclusion that, despite the forming of a contract of engagement for an indefinite period, the working relationship has ceased, grant damages and interest for wrongful termination of the contractual relationship;

in the further alternative and if, contrary to all probability, the Tribunal reaches the conclusion that no conversion of the contract is possible, grant damages and interest for the loss suffered by the applicant by reason of the European Parliament's wrongful conduct;

reserve to the applicant all other rights, remedies, pleas and actions and, in particular, an order that the Parliament pay damages and interest in connection with the loss suffered;

order the European Parliament to pay the costs.

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