Action brought on 7 May 2009 - Fries Guggenheim v CEDEFOP

(Case F-47/09)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Eric Mathias Fries Guggenheim (Liège, Belgium) (represented by: L. Lucas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of CEDEFOP's decision not to renew the applicant's contract as a member of the temporary staff and, should the applicant not be reinstated, an order that the defendant pay him damages to compensate for the non-material harm suffered.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:

Annul CEDEFOP's decision of 7 July 2008 not to renew the applicant's contract and confirming that his employment will end on 15 October 2008;

Annul, in so far as necessary, CEDEFOP's decision of 18 July 2008 confirming the first decision, following the applicant's letter of 9 July 2008 and his meeting on 17 July 2008 with the representatives of personnel;

Order CEDEFOP to pay the applicant, should he not be reinstated, damages of an amount to be assessed by the Tribunal to compensate for his non-material harm;

Allow the applicant, should he consider it necessary, to value the detriment to his career and, if not, order CEDEFOP to pay him damages to compensate for that detriment, should he not be reinstated, of an amount to be assessed by the Tribunal;

Order CEDEFOP to pay the costs.

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