Judgment of the General Court of 21 October 2010 - Agapiou Joséphidès v Commission and EACEA
(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No q1049/2001 - Documents relating to the award of a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence to the University of Cyprus - Documents emanating from a third party - Partial refusal of access - Action for annulment - Time-limit for action - Inadmissibility - Objection of illegality - Exception relating to the protection of the privacy and integrity of the individual - Exception relating to the protection of commercial interests - Duty to give reasons)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Kalliope Agapiou Joséphidès (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: C. Josephides, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Owsiany-Hornung and G. Rozet, acting as Agents); and Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) (represented by: H. Monet, acting as Agent)
Re:
Annulment, firstly, of the decision of the EACEA of 1 August 2008, concerning a request for access to certain documents relating to the award of a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence to the University of Cyprus and, secondly, of Commission Decision C(2007) 3749 of 8 August 2008 relating to an individual decision to award a subsidy within the framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme, Jean Monnet sub-programme
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Ms Kalliope Agapiou Joséphidès to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 237, 20.12.2008.