Order — ECLI:EU:C:2010:52
Date: 2010-01-29
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Based on: Merger Treaty (1965)
Subject matter: Staff regulations and employment conditions - EC
Procedure: Appeal - unfounded;Appeal - inadmissible;Staff cases;Judgment delivered after back reference

Appeal brought on 16 February 2009 by Georgios Karatzoglou against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) delivered on 2 December 2008 in Case T-471/04: Georgios Karatzoglou v European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) (Case C-68/09 P) Language of the case: English Parties Appellant: Georgios Karatzoglou (represented by: S. A. Pappas, dikigoros) Other party to the proceedings: European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) Form of order sought The appellant claims that the Court should: set aside the appealed decision; Cancel the contested decision of the appointing authority; Order the Defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings. Pleas in law and main arguments The appellant submits that in holding that dismissals of temporary staff do not require reasoning the Court of First Instance disregarded recent case law of the Court of Justice, infringed international law and infringed art. 253 of the EC Treaty, which imposes a general obligation to give reasons. The appellant also submits that the CFI was wrong in declaring that he had not presented evidence capable of establishing the existence of a misuse of powers. He also contests the finding of the CFI that there was no breach of the principle of sound administration. ____________