Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2024:5
Date: 2024-01-10
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Single Judge
Based on: Merger Treaty (1965)
Subject matter: Staff regulations and employment conditions - EC
Procedure: Staff cases - unfounded;Action for damages - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 10 January 2024 – VN v Commission (Case T-159/23) 1 (Civil service – Officials – Sick leave – Unjustified absence – Salary deduction – Principle of impartiality – Obligation to state reasons – Manifest error of assessment – Force majeure – Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: VN (represented by: A. Champetier and S. Rodrigues, lawyers) Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Bohr and L. Vernier, acting as Agents) Re: By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, first, the annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 6 July 2022 that declared him absent from work without justification on 10 June 2022, thus leading to a deduction from his salary of one day and, secondly, compensation in respect of the damage he claims to have suffered. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders VN to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 179, 22.5.2023.