Action brought on 26 December 2012 – ZZ v ECDC

(Case F-159/12)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: ZZ (represented by: V. Kolias, lawyer)

Defendant: European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

The annulment of the decision to dismiss the applicant and the order to re-instate him in the service and pay him the difference between all the emoluments he would have received from the date of effect of the contested decision and the monetary compensation he has received.

Form of order sought

Annul the contested decision of ECDC of 24.2.2012 to dismiss the applicant, so that, in order to comply with such judgment, ECDC shall be required under Article 266 TFEU to re-instate him in the service and pay him all emoluments he would have received from the date of effect of the contested decision together with default interest at the rate laid down by the European Central Bank for its main refinancing operations applicable during the period concerned, increased by two percentage points, minus the monetary compensation he has received and the unemployment allowance he will until his re-instatement have received ;

annul the letter of 18.9.2012 from the Head of ECDC’s OCS Unit rejecting the applicant’s administrative complaint against the contested decision, insofar as said letter may produce autonomous legal effects ;

order ECDC to pay all the costs.