Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2026:143
Date: 2026-02-25
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment
Origin: Belgium

Judgment of the General Court of 25 February 2026 – Batchelor v Commission (Case T-433/24) 1 (Access to documents – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 – Documents relating to designation as a gatekeeper – Refusal of access – Obligation to state reasons – Exception relating to the protection of court proceedings – Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits – Overriding public interest – Obligation to state reasons) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Edward William Batchelor (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L.-M. Osepciu, Barrister-at-Law) Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Burón Pérez and A.-C. Simon, acting as Agents) Re: By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2024) 3818 final of 2 June 2024 rejecting his confirmatory application for access to documents under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ 2001 L 145, p. 43). Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Mr Edward William Batchelor to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C, C/2024/6103, 21.10.2024.