Case T-209/03: Action brought on 11 June 2003 by Nikolaos Andrikakis and Others against the Commission of the European Communities
Date: 2003-08-02
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, European official, Greece, action for annulment (EU), allowances and expenses, redemption, regulations for civil servants

2.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 184/55

Action brought on 11 June 2003 by Nikolaos Andrikakis
the European
and Others against

the Commission of
Communities

forward by the
The pleas in law and main arguments put
applicants in support of their application are similar to those
of the applicants in Cases T-221/02 (1) and T-44/03 (2).

(Case T-209/03)

(2003/C 184/114)

(Language of the case: French)

(1) OJ C 247, 12.10.02, p. 17.
(2) OJ C 101, 26.04.03, p. 40.

An action against the Commission of the European Commu-
nities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 11 June 2003 by Nikolaos Andri-
kakis, residing in Brussels, and 9 other officials, represented by
G. Bounéou and F. Frabetti, lawyers, with an address for service
in Luxembourg.

The applicants claim that the Court should:

— annul the decision of the competent hierarchical authority
changing, with effect from a year not further specified
(1993, 1996, 1997, or another year, and for the period
during which the applicants were officials of the Commis-
the procedure for
sion of
calculating the annual expense of travelling to Greece in
respect of the journey via Brindisi, as taken into consid-
eration for destinations in the greater Athens area;

the European Communities),

Action brought on 11 June 2003 by Konstantinos Atha-
nassopoulos and Others against the Commission of the
European Communities

(Case T-210/03)

(2003/C 184/115)

(Language of the case: French)

An action against the Commission of the European Commu-
nities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 11 June 2003 by Konstantinos
Athanassopoulos, residing in Kraainem (Belgium), and 4 other
officials, represented by G. Bounéou and F. Frabetti,
lawyers,
with an address for service in Luxembourg.

or, in the alternative,

The applicants claim that the Court should:

— annul the decision of the competent hierarchical authority
to reimburse, with effect from a year not further specified
(1993, 1996, 1997, or another year, and for the period
during which the applicants were officials of the Commis-
sion of the European Communities), the cost of the sea
passage from Brindisi
to various Greek frontier posts
Igoumenitsa, Patras) on the basis of an ‘aircraft
(Corfu,
type seat’ ticket;

— annul the decision of the competent hierarchical authority
changing, with effect from a year not further specified
(1993, 1996, 1997, or another year, and for the period
during which the applicants were officials of the Commis-
sion of
the procedure for
calculating the annual expense of travelling to Greece in
respect of the journey via Brindisi, as taken into consid-
eration for the destination of Athens;

the European Communities),

— annul all

the applicants' pay slips

implementing the

decisions annulment of which is sought;

or, in the alternative,

— reimburse to the applicants all

the amounts not paid
following implementation of the decisions annulment of
which is sought, together with legal interest;

— make the appropriate ruling as to costs and order the
Commission of the European Communities to pay those
costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

— annul the decision of the competent hierarchical authority
to reimburse, with effect from a year not further specified
(1993, 1996, 1997, or another year, and for the period
during which the applicants were officials of the Commis-
sion of the European Communities), the cost of the sea
passage from Brindisi
to various Greek frontier posts
Igoumenitsa, Patras) on the basis of an ‘aircraft
(Corfu,
type seat’ ticket;

— annul all

the applicants' pay slips

implementing the

decisions annulment of which is sought;

— reimburse to the applicants all

the amounts not paid
following implementation of the decisions annulment of
which is sought, together with legal interest;

The applicants in this case seek the annulment of the Commis-
sion's decision changing the method of calculating annual
travel expenses to Greece.

— make the appropriate ruling as to costs and order the
Commission of the European Communities to pay those
costs.