Judgment of the General Court of 27 November 2018 — Hebberecht v EEAS

(Case T-315/17) ¹

(Civil service — Officials — EEAS — Posting — Post of Head of Delegation of the European Union to Ethiopia — Decision refusing to extend the posting — Interest of the service — Obligation to state reasons — Equal treatment)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Chantal Hebberecht (Fourmies, France) (represented by B. Maréchal, lawyer)

Defendant: European External Action Service (represented by S. Marquardt and R. Spac, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the decision of the EEAS communicated to the applicant on 3 February 2017 rejecting her complaint against the decision of the EEAS not to extend her posting as Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ethiopia and, second, compensation for non-material harm allegedly suffered by the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Annuls the decision of the European External Action Service (EEAS) of 30 June 2016 refusing the request of Ms Chantal Hebberecht to extend her posting as Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ethiopia by one year.

Dismisses the action as to the remainder.

Orders the EEAS to pay the costs.

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¹ OJ C 249, 31.7.2017.