Action brought on 24 February 2024 – CQ v EESC

(Case T-117/24)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: CQ (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Economic and Social Committee

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the decision of 5 May 2023 to reject the applicant’s request for assistance, submitted on 15 January 2020;

order payment of compensation for the non-material damage assessed on an ex aequo et bono basis at EUR 60 000;

order the defendant to pay all the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.

First plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 24 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘the Staff Regulations’) and infringement of EESC Decision No 200/14 A concerning the procedures for preventing and dealing with psychological and sexual harassment at work within the Secretariat of the EESC and Decision No 635/05 A of 7 December 2005 laying down general implementing provisions governing disciplinary procedures and administrative investigations.

Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 12a of the Staff Regulations, the infringement of EESC Decision No 200/14 A and an error of assessment.

Third plea in law, alleging infringement of the procedural guarantees set out in Article 41 of the Charter and infringement of the reasonable time principle.

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