Official Journal of the European Union

C 436/61

(Case T-603/18)

(2018/C 436/85)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: ZE (represented by: P. Giatagantzidis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—Annul the decision of the Secretary General of the European Parliament of 25 September 2018 ordering that he be suspended from his duties until 31 October 2018, and any other connected measure.

—Order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

1.First plea in law, alleging breach of his right to be heard before the contested decision was taken against him;

2.Second plea in law, alleging that the contested decision was adopted on the basis of information collected by a method which infringes the right to good administration enshrined in Art 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

3.Third plea in law, alleging infringement of the principle of impartiality by the Secretary General, in so far he ordered the opening of an administrative investigation against the applicant and also adopted the contested decision;

4.Fourth plea in law, alleging a manifest breach of his right to privacy due to being prohibited from having access to his workplace and to his personal files;

5.Fifth plea in law, alleging infringement of the presumption of innocence and of the confidential nature of proceedings, having regard to statements made to the press by senior officials of the European Parliament.