62020TO0377_INF
Order of the President of the of the General Court of 22 July 2020 –KN v EESC
(Case T‑377/20 R)
(Application for interim relief – Civil service – Member of the EESC – Harassment – OLAF investigation – EESC Bureau decision – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – Lack of urgency)
1.
Application for interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Prima facie case – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Cumulative nature – Balancing of all the interests involved – Order of examination and method of verification – Discretion of the court hearing the application for interim relief
(Arts 256(1), 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 14-17)
2.
Application for interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Financial loss – Obligation to provide concrete and precise indications, supported by detailed documentary evidence
(Arts 256(1), 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 20-23)
3.
Application for interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Damage to the applicant’s reputation – Non-material damage not capable of being better remedied at the interim stage than in the main proceedings – None
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156)
(see paras 38-40)
Re:
Application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking, first, suspension of enforcement of the decision of the EESC of 9 June 2020 by which the applicant was discharged from all supervisory and personnel management activities and, second, provisional suspension of the delivery of that decision to the institutions of the European Union and certain bodies of the Member States.
Operative part
1.
The application for interim relief is dismissed;
2.
The costs are reserved.