14.5.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

C 166/38

(Case T-183/18)

(2018/C 166/49)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: VL, VM, VN and VO (represented by: P. de Bandt, M. Gherghinaru and J. Probst, lawyers)

Defendants: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The Applicants claim that the Court should:

—order the Defendant to produce, in accordance with Article 89 of the Rules of procedure of the General Court, the recording of the plenary session in question;

—declare the present application for damages admissible and well-founded and, therefore,

i.order the Defendant to compensate VL for the material and non-material damage resulting from the Defendant’s unlawful conduct and negligence;

ii.order the Defendant to compensate VM, VN and VO for the material and non-material damage resulting from the Defendant’s unlawful conduct and negligence;

—hear the case in camera in accordance with Article 31 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EU and with Article 109 of the Rules of procedure of the General Court, in case the General Court should consider that the organisation of a hearing is necessary in the case at hand; and

—order the Defendant to pay all the costs relating to the present proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of their action, the Applicants argue that:

—the Defendant violated Articles 31 and 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and, more generally, the general duty of care and diligence insofar as it failed to ensure that VL benefited from fair and just working conditions and from appropriate medical care and assistance;

—due to the Defendant’s unlawful conduct, VL suffered material damage consisting of a significant reduction of his (current and future) professional income as well as non-material damage resulting from the irreversible and severe deterioration of his physical and mental condition, the loss of his political and academic careers and the very significant deterioration of his social and personal life;

—due to the Defendant’s unlawful conduct, VM suffered material damage consisting in the loss of income; and that

—due to the Defendant’s unlawful conduct, VM, VN and VO suffered material damage consisting in the payment of various administrative and legal fees and monthly nursing expenses and non-material damage.