Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 July 2021 – DK v European External Action Service

(Case C-851/19 P) ¹

(Appeal – Civil service – Disciplinary proceedings – Disciplinary penalty – Determination of that penalty – Withholding of an amount from the pension – Criminal conviction and civil sanction before national courts – Compensation, in whole or in part, for non-material damage caused to the European Union – Lack of relevance of that compensation – Article 10 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union – Principle of equal treatment – Principle of proportionality)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellant: DK (represented: initially by S. Orlandi and T. Martin, and subsequently by S. Orlandi, avocats)

Other party to the proceedings: European External Action Service (represented by: S. Marquardt and R. Spáč, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the appeal;

Orders DK to pay the costs.

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¹ OJ C 68, 2.3.2020.