Action brought on 19th September 2013 – ZZ v Commission

(Case F-91/13)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: ZZ (represented by: L. Levi and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

The annulment of the Commission’s decision requesting the reimbursement of the expatriation allowance and the travel costs perceived by the Applicant during his secondment in Germany, together with the reimbursement of the amount already recovered and the reparation of moral prejudice.

Form of order sought

Annul the Commission’s decision dated 20 December 2012 by which the Applicant was requested to reimburse his expatriation allowance and annual travel costs granted during his secondment in Germany;

annul the 24 June 2013 Commission’s decision rejecting the Applicant’s complaint;

by consequence, reimburse the amount already recovered by the Appointing authority, plus late interest at the European Central Bank rate +2 points;

in any case, the reparation of the moral prejudice suffered, assessed ex aequo et bono at 5.000 euros;

order the Defendant to pay all the costs.