Order of the General Court of 12 October 2023 – Thunus and Others v EIB
(Case T-799/22) 1
(Civil Service – Staff of the EIB – Remuneration – Annual salary adjustment – Plea of illegality – Res judicata – Legitimate expectations – Staff consultation – Obligation to state reasons – Duty of care – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicants: Vincent Thunus (Contern, Luxembourg) and the eight other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to the order (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)
Defendant: European Investment Bank (represented by: T. Gilliams, A. García Sánchez and E. Manoukian, agents, assisted by P.-E. Partsch, lawyer)
Re:
By their action under Article 270 TFEU and Article 50(a) of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the applicants seek, first, annulment of the decisions of the European Investment Bank (EIB), contained in their pay slips for February or April 2022 and subsequent months, setting the annual adjustment of their basic salary at 0.9% for the year 2022 and, secondly, compensation for the material damage they claim to have suffered as a result of those decisions.
Operative part of the order
1. The action is rejected as manifestly lacking any foundation in law.
2. Mr Vincent Thunus and the other applicants whose names are listed in the annex shall bear their own costs and pay those incurred by the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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1 OJ C 71, 27.2.2023.