Judgment of the General Court of 10 January 2024 – VN v Commission

(Case T-159/23) ¹

(Civil service – Officials – Sick leave – Unjustified absence – Salary deduction – Principle of impartiality – Obligation to state reasons – Manifest error of assessment – Force majeure – Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: VN (represented by: A. Champetier and S. Rodrigues, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Bohr and L. Vernier, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, first, the annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 6 July 2022 that declared him absent from work without justification on 10 June 2022, thus leading to a deduction from his salary of one day and, secondly, compensation in respect of the damage he claims to have suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders VN to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 179, 22.5.2023.