Order — ECLI:EU:T:2026:339
Date: 2026-05-12
Language of the case: Maltese

Action brought on 25 July 2025 – Sammut v Commission (Case T-505/25) Language of the case: Maltese Parties Applicant: Ivan Sammut (Wied il-Għajn, Malta) (represented by: J. Bugeja, lawyer) Defendant: European Commission Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the decision of the European Commission Directorate-General for Translation of 27 May 2025 terminating Contract TRAD23 – FL 18708-23081 concluded between Global Translation Solutions Limited (company registered in Malta under number C-32974) and the European Commission Directorate-General for Translation, and provide for adequate remedies and compensation, and order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings. Pleas in law and main arguments In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law. First plea in law: the Commission failed to comply with the basic principles of good administration, in particular within the meaning of Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Second plea in law: the Commission breached the principle of proportionality, particularly in so far as the penalties imposed were excessive in relation to the potential shortfall. Third plea in law: the Commission failed to be transparent with Global Translation Solutions Limited in providing information on quality control. Fourth plea in law: the Commission infringed the property rights as protected by the European Convention on Human Rights and by the Charter of Fundamental Rights, on account of the disproportionate effect of the decision of the European Commission Directorate-General for Translation. ____________