Judgment of the General Court of 3 June 2015 — BP v FRA

(Case T-658/13) ¹

(Appeal — Civil service — Member of the contract staff — Staff of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights — Non-renewal of a fixed-term contract for an indefinite period — Right to be heard — Reassignment to another department until expiry of the contract — Assessment of the facts — Distortion of the clear sense of the evidence — Obligation to state reasons)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: BP (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: L. Levi and M. Vandenbussche, lawyers)

Other party to the proceedings: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) (represented by: M. Kjærum, acting as Agent, assisted by B. Wägenbaur, lawyer)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 30 September 2013 in BP v FRA (F-38/12, ECR-SC, EU:F:2013:138), seeking to have that judgment set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Sets aside the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 30 September 2013 in BP v FRA (F-38/12, ECR-SC, EU:F:2013:138) in so far as it dismissed the application brought against the decision of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), contained in a letter of 27 February 2012, not to renew BP’s contract of service as a member of the contract staff;

Annuls the decision of the FRA, contained in a letter of 27 February 2012, not to renew BP’s contract of service as a member of the contract staff;

Dismisses the appeal as to the remainder;

Orders BP and the FRA to bear their own costs relating to the proceedings before the Civil Service Tribunal and on appeal.

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¹ OJ C 61, 1.3.2014.