16.12.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 423/62

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(Case T-689/19)

(2019/C 423/78)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: ZU (represented by: C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyer)

Defendant: European External Action Service

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—annul the decisions of the Appointing Authority of 30 November 2018, rejecting the applicant’s requests of 27 July 2018 (i) for reimbursement of mission costs and (ii) for assistance;

—order the defendant to pay an amount of EUR 70 000, in compensation for the non-material damage suffered, together with interest at the legal rate until payment in full has been made;

—order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

1.First plea in law, in relation to the rejection of the request for reimbursement of mission costs, alleging manifest error of assessment, violation of the principle of good administration, failure to comply with the principle of proportionality, breach of Article 71 of the Staff Regulations and its derivative provisions as in Annex VII to those Regulations and the Guide to Missions (2008), and irrelevance of the request for the provision of the boarding cards as a pre-condition for the reimbursement of applicant’s mission costs.

2.Second plea in law, in relation to the rejection of the request for assistance, alleging error of assessment, breach of Articles 12a and 24 of the Staff Regulations and of Articles 1, 31(2), 41 and 48 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and misuse of powers.

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