Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 – IZ v Parliament

(Case T-155/20) ¹

(Civil service – Members of the temporary staff – Political group – Dismissal – Manifest error of assessment – Misuse of powers – Right to be heard – Equal treatment – Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials – Principle of sound administration – Liability)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: IZ (represented by: T. Bontinck and A. Guillerme, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: C. González Argüelles and I. Lázaro Betancor, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU for, first, annulment of the Parliament’s decision of 4 July 2019 to terminate the applicant’s contract as a member of the temporary staff and, second, compensation for the non-material harm which the applicant allegedly suffered as a result of that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders IZ to pay the costs.

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¹ OJ C 201, 15.6.2020.