# C_2021189EN.01002101.xml

| 17.5.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 189/21 |
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17.5.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 189/21

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Action brought on 22 March 2021 — BZ v ECB

(Case T-162/21)

(2021/C 189/23)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: BZ (represented by: H. Tettenborn, lawyer)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

| — | annul the decision of the Executive Board dated 17 November 2020 and 12 January 2021 regarding the implementation of the judgment of 28 May 2020 in Case T-483/16 RENV, in so far as that decision fixes an (insufficient) compensation of only EUR 50 000 and imposes a duty of confidentiality on the applicant concerning the ECB letter of 12 January 2021; |
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annul the decision of the Executive Board dated 17 November 2020 and 12 January 2021 regarding the implementation of the judgment of 28 May 2020 in Case T-483/16 RENV, in so far as that decision fixes an (insufficient) compensation of only EUR 50 000 and imposes a duty of confidentiality on the applicant concerning the ECB letter of 12 January 2021;

| — | grant the applicant compensation of EUR 30 000 for the moral and immaterial damages suffered by the applicant as a result of the failure of the ECB to adequately implement the judgment of 28 May 2020 in Case T-483/16 RENV; |
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grant the applicant compensation of EUR 30 000 for the moral and immaterial damages suffered by the applicant as a result of the failure of the ECB to adequately implement the judgment of 28 May 2020 in Case T-483/16 RENV;

| — | order the defendant to bear its costs as well as the applicant’s costs for the current proceedings. |
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order the defendant to bear its costs as well as the applicant’s costs for the current proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

| 1. | First plea in law, alleging the violation of Article 266 TFEU, including the failure to: (a) remedy the past effects of the annulled decisions; (b) compensate the applicant fairly for all the disadvantages/implications caused to her; (c) properly inform her with regard to the implementing decision of the Executive Board of 17 November 2020 or, at least, regarding the essential parts of that decision; and (d) allow her to share the ECB letter of 12 January 2021 inside and outside the ECB. |
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First plea in law, alleging the violation of Article 266 TFEU, including the failure to: (a) remedy the past effects of the annulled decisions; (b) compensate the applicant fairly for all the disadvantages/implications caused to her; (c) properly inform her with regard to the implementing decision of the Executive Board of 17 November 2020 or, at least, regarding the essential parts of that decision; and (d) allow her to share the ECB letter of 12 January 2021 inside and outside the ECB.

| 2. | Second plea in law, alleging the breach of the principles of transparency and good administration and of Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. |
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Second plea in law, alleging the breach of the principles of transparency and good administration and of Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.

| 3. | Third plea in law, alleging the breach of the duty of care, staff welfare and of Articles 21 and 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. |
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Third plea in law, alleging the breach of the duty of care, staff welfare and of Articles 21 and 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.

| 4. | Fourth plea in law, alleging the breach of the duty to provide reasons, together with the violation of Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. |
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Fourth plea in law, alleging the breach of the duty to provide reasons, together with the violation of Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.

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