Judgment of the General Court of 10 April 2024 - AL v Council

(Case T-22/22) ¹

(Civil service – Officials – Disciplinary proceedings – Disciplinary penalty – Removal from post – OLAF investigation – Principle of sound administration – Article 22 of Annex IX to the Staff Regulations – Obligation to state reasons – Manifest error of assessment – Article 10 of Annex IX to the Staff Regulations – Proportionality – Legitimate expectations – Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: AL (represented by: R. Rata, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and M. Alver, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action based on Article 270 TFEU, the applicant, AL, seeks annulment of the decision of 27 September 2021 of the Council of the European Union, by which he was removed from his post.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders AL to pay the costs of the present proceedings;

Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs relating to the proceedings for interim measures.

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¹     OJ C 109, 7.3.2022.