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Order of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 26 June 2025 –FL v Eurojust and Europol (Exclu)
(Case T‑506/24)
(Non-contractual liability – Cooperation of the police authorities and other law enforcement agencies of the Member States – Alleged unauthorised processing of personal data – Breach of formal requirements – Article 76(d) of the Rules of Procedure – Absence of non-material harm suffered due to Europol – Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
1.
Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the subject matter of the dispute – Summary statement of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Action seeking compensation for loss caused by an EU institution – No indications as to the allegedly wrongful act – Inadmissibility
(Arts 268 and 340 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d); European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1727, Art. 46(1))
(see paragraphs 17, 18, 24)
2.
Non-contractual liability – Conditions – Unlawfulness – Damage – Causal link – Actual and certain damage – Burden of proof – Action not containing evidence capable of demonstrating the existence and extent of non-material damage – Obligation for the General Court to supplement the line of argument by searching for and identifying such evidence in the annexes to the applicant’s written submissions or by ordering the production of documents – No such obligation – Action dismissed in its entirety
(Art. 340 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 85(1) and (2); European Parliament and Council Regulation 2016/794, Art. 50(1))
(see paragraphs 34, 36, 37, 45, 49, 53, 60, 62)
3.
Non-contractual liability – Conditions – Regulation 2016/794 – Liability for the unlawful processing of personal data – Nature of that liability – Joint and several liability of Europol and the Member State concerned
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2016/794, recital 57 and Art. 50(1))
(see paragraphs 58, 59)
Operative part
1.
The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible in so far as it is directed against the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust).
2.
The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation of law in so far as it is directed against the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).
3.
FL shall bear his own costs and pay those incurred by Eurojust and Europol.
4.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands shall bear its own costs.