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Case T-496/19: Action brought on 8 July 2019 — CV and Others v Commission
Date: 2019-07-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, European official, Ile-de-France, allowances and expenses, equal treatment, purchasing power, seat of institution, servant (EU)








C_2019305EN.01006101.xml










9.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 305/61






Action brought on 8 July 2019 — CV and Others v Commission
(Case T-496/19)
(2019/C 305/71)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: CV, CW and CY (represented by: J.-N. Louis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul the Commission’s decision rejecting their request of 4 June 2018;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action seeking the annulment of the Commission’s decision rejecting their request for the adoption of measures such as to end the infringement of the principle of equivalence in purchasing power between officials and other members of staff, irrespective of the place of their posting, the applicants rely on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of the obligation to state reasons and of the principle of equivalence in purchasing power between officials, irrespective of their place of posting. In the first place, the applicants submit that the contested decision is vitiated by a failure to state any reasons for it, which prevents them from understanding the justification for that decision and does not allow the General Court to exercise its judicial review. In the second place, the applicants take the view that they carry out their duties under the same conditions as their colleagues posted at the European Commission Representation in Paris and that they should therefore receive, like those colleagues, a fixed entertainment allowance. Lastly, they take the view that observance of the principle of equivalence in purchasing power is incompatible with the existence of the same weighting for officials posted in Paris, Strasbourg, Marseille and Valenciennes.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the principle of equal treatment and of non-discrimination, inasmuch as the applicants, unlike their colleagues posted at the European Commission Representation in Paris, do not receive the fixed entertainment allowance, although they carry out their duties under the same conditions as those colleagues.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of the duty of care, which requires the competent authority to state, in the grounds given for the contested decision, the reasons which led it to find that the interest of the service prevailed.
Case T-497/19: Action brought on 8 July 2019 — CZ and Others v EEAS
Date: 2019-07-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, European official, Ile-de-France, allowances and expenses, equal treatment, purchasing power, seat of institution, servant (EU)








C_2019305EN.01006201.xml










9.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 305/62






Action brought on 8 July 2019 — CZ and Others v EEAS
(Case T-497/19)
(2019/C 305/72)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: CZ, DB, DC and DD (represented by: J.-N. Louis, lawyer)

Defendant: European External Action Service

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the EEAS rejecting their request of 4 June 2018;










—


order the EEAS to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action seeking the annulment of the decision of the EEAS rejecting their request for the adoption of measures such as to end the infringement of the principle of equivalence in purchasing power between officials and other members of staff, irrespective of the place of their posting, the applicants rely on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of the obligation to state reasons and of the principle of equivalence in purchasing power between officials, irrespective of their place of posting. In the first place, the applicants submit that the contested decision is vitiated by a failure to state any reasons for it, which prevents them from understanding the justification for that decision and does not allow the General Court to exercise its judicial review. In the second place, the applicants take the view that they carry out their duties under the same conditions as their colleagues posted at the European Commission Representation in Paris and that they should therefore receive, like those colleagues, a fixed entertainment allowance. Lastly, they take the view that observance of the principle of equivalence in purchasing power is incompatible with the existence of the same weighting for officials posted in Paris, Strasbourg, Marseille and Valenciennes.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the principle of equal treatment and of non-discrimination, inasmuch as the applicants, unlike their colleagues posted at the European Commission Representation in Paris, do not receive the fixed entertainment allowance, although they carry out their duties under the same conditions as those colleagues.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of the duty of care, which requires the competent authority to state, in the grounds given for the contested decision, the reasons which led it to find that the interest of the service prevailed.
Council Decision of 8 July 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for France and Hungary
Date: 2019-07-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Eurofound, France, Hungary, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)




C_2019232EN.01000301.xml










10.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/3






COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 July 2019
appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for France and Hungary
(2019/C 232/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/127 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound), and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of nominations for appointment submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees' and the employers' organisations,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decision of 9 April 2019 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023.










(2)


The Governments of France and Hungary have submitted further nominations for several posts to be filled,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for the period ending on 31 March 2023:
I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES







Country


Members


Alternate members




France


Mr Régis BAC


Ms Lucile CASTEX-CHAUVE




Hungary


Ms Katalin KISSNÉ BENCZE


Ms Andrea HAJÓS






Article 2
The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.


Done at Brussels, 8 July 2019.


For the Council


The President

A.-K. PEKONEN




(1)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 74.

(2)  OJ C 135, 11.4.2019, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019229EN.01001901.xml










8.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 229/19






Euro exchange rates (1)

5 July 2019
(2019/C 229/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1260 




JPY


Japanese yen


121,77 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4635 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89703 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5575 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1126 




ISK


Iceland króna


141,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6325 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,471 




HUF


Hungarian forint


323,41 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2449 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7246 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,3135 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6057 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4712 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7758 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6912 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5282 




KRW


South Korean won


1 318,43 




ZAR


South African rand


15,8865 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7425 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3975 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 899,68 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6566 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,664 




RUB


Russian rouble


71,5048 




THB


Thai baht


34,529 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2895 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,3872 




INR


Indian rupee


77,1095 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-477/19: Action brought on 8 July 2019 — Medici v Parliament
Date: 2019-07-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Bureau of the EP, Italy, Member of the European Parliament, allowances and expenses, equal treatment, national law, pension scheme, principle of legal certainty








C_2019295EN.01008101.xml










2.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 295/81






Action brought on 8 July 2019 — Medici v Parliament
(Case T-477/19)
(2019/C 295/106)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Rita Medici (Bologna, Italy) (represented by: M. Merola, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare non-existent or annul in its entirety the measure of which the applicant was informed by means of the contested communication, in which the European Parliament re-determined the applicant’s survivor’s pension rights and ordered recovery of the amount paid on the basis of the earlier pension calculation;










—


order the European Parliament to refund all the sums unduly withheld, and to pay statutory interest from the date of withholding to the date of payment and order the European Parliament to implement the judgment and undertake all the necessary initiatives, acts or measures to ensure the immediate, full re-establishment of the original pension amount;










—


order the European Parliament to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are similar to those relied on in Case T-389/19, Coppo Gavazzi v Parliament.
Council Decision of 8 July 2019 appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Lithuania
Date: 2019-07-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cedefop, Lithuania, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)




C_2019232EN.01000501.xml










10.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/5






COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 July 2019
appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Lithuania
(2019/C 232/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/128 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees' and the employers' organisations,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decision of 9 April 2019 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023.










(2)


The employers' organisation BusinessEurope has submitted two nominations for two posts to be filled,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
The following are appointed member and alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the period ending on 31 March 2023:
REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS







Country


Member


Alternate member




Lithuania


Mr Marius ABLAČINSKAS


Mr Danukas ARLAUSKAS






Article 2
The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.


Done at Brussels, 8 July 2019.


For the Council


The President

A.-K. PEKONEN




(1)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 90.

(2)  OJ C 136, 12.4.2019, p. 6.
Case T-495/19: Action brought on 8 July 2019 — Romania v Commission
Date: 2019-07-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European citizenship, cultural pluralism, economic and social cohesion, legal basis, petition, proposal (EU), regional culture, regional development








C_2019288EN.01006402.xml










26.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 288/64






Action brought on 8 July 2019 — Romania v Commission
(Case T-495/19)
(2019/C 288/79)
Language of the case: Romanian

Parties


Applicant: Romania (represented by: C. Canțăr, E. Gane and R. Hațieganu, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul Commission Decision (EU) 2019/721 of 30 April 2019 on the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation No 211/2011 as regards the EU competences established by the Treaties






—


Romania submits that there is no legal basis in the Treaties enabling the Commission to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union as intended by the organisers of the proposed ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’. That proposal is manifestly outside that EU institution’s sphere of competence to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties and does not satisfy the conditions laid down in Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation No 211/2011.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging failure to fulfil the obligation to state reasons laid down in the second paragraph of Article 296 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union






—


Romania submits that the obligation to state reasons laid down in the second paragraph of Article 296 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union cannot be limited to informing the organisers regarding the elements laid down in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011, namely the reasons for refusing to register the proposed initiative and of all possible remedies available to them.










—


In that context, Romania submits that the statement of reasons for Decision (EU) 2019/721 is manifestly inadequate. A manifestly inadequate statement of reasons may prevent the persons concerned from ascertaining the reasons for the registration of the proposed initiative and responding accordingly and may also prevent the General Court of the European Union from exercising its power of review as to the legality of the decision.
Case C-517/19 P: Appeal brought on 8 July 2019 by Maria Alvarez y Bejarano and Others against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 30 April 2019 in Joined Cases T-516/16 and T-536/16, Alvarez y Bejarano and Others v Commission
Date: 2019-07-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European official, allowances and expenses, amendment of a law, expatriate worker, judicial review, paid leave, principle of proportionality, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU)








C_2019357EN.01001401.xml










21.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 357/14






Appeal brought on 8 July 2019 by Maria Alvarez y Bejarano and Others against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 30 April 2019 in Joined Cases T-516/16 and T-536/16, Alvarez y Bejarano and Others v Commission
(Case C-517/19 P)
(2019/C 357/20)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellants: Maria Alvarez y Bejarano, Ana-Maria Enescu, Lucian Micu, Angelica Livia Salanta, Svetla Shulga, Soldimar Urena de Poznanski, Angela Vakalis, Luz Anamaria Chu, Marli Bertolete, Maria Castro Capcha, Hassan Orfe El, Evelyne Vandevoorde (represented by: S. Orlandi, T. Martin, lawyers)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission, Council of the European Union, European Parliament

Form of order sought

The appellants claim that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment under appeal;










—


annul the decision no longer to allow the appellants, as of 2014, travelling time or reimbursement of annual travel expenses;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellants claim that the judgment under appeal is vitiated by a number of errors of law.
Firstly, the General Court erred in law in paragraphs 67 and 75 of the judgment in limiting the extent of the judicial review it is required to carry out to ‘manifest’ cases.
Secondly, the General Court erred in law in paragraphs 70 to 73 of the judgment in finding that the appellants were not in a comparable situation to staff members who retained the benefit of travelling time and reimbursement of their annual travel expenses.
Thirdly, the General Court erred in law in finding, in paragraphs 69 and 80 to 86 of the judgment, that the regulations at issue do not infringe the principle of proportionality.
Council Decision of 8 July 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Italy
Date: 2019-07-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Italy, advisory committee (EU), appointment of members, occupational safety




C_2019232EN.01000101.xml










10.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/1






COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 July 2019
appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Italy
(2019/C 232/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 22 July 2003 setting up an Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of nominations for appointment submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decision of 12 March 2019 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2022.










(2)


By its Decisions of 15 April 2019 (3), 14 May 2019 (4) and 27 May 2019 (5), the Council appointed further members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work from some Member States.










(3)


The government, trade unions and employers organisations of Italy have submitted further nominations for several posts to be filled,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 28 February 2022:
I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES







Country


Member


Alternate members




Italy


Mr Romolo DE CAMILLIS


Ms Alessandra PERA
Mr Ahmad Abdul GHANI







II.   TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES







Country


Member


Alternate members




Italy


Ms Susanna COSTA


Ms Cinzia FRASCHERI
Ms Silvana CAPPUCCIO







III.   EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES







Country


Member


Alternate members




Italy


Ms Fabiola LEUZZI


Mr Fabrizio MONACO
Mr Pier Paolo MASCIOCCHI






Article 2
The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.


Done at Brussels, 8 July 2019.


For the Council


The President

A.-K. PEKONEN




(1)  OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 100, 15.3.2019, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 142, 23.4.2019, p. 20.

(4)  OJ C 167, 16.5.2019, p. 2.

(5)  OJ C 185, 29.5.2019, p. 3.
Council Decision of 8 July 2019 appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for Hungary
Date: 2019-07-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Hungary, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)




C_2019232EN.01000401.xml










10.7.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/4






COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 July 2019
appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for Hungary
(2019/C 232/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/126 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees' and the employers' organisations,
Having regard to the lists of members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decision of 9 April 2019 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023.










(2)


The employers' organisation BusinessEurope has submitted a nomination for one post to be filled,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
The following is appointed a member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for the period ending on 31 March 2023:
REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS







Country


Member


Alternate member




Hungary


Ms Judit H. NAGY


 






Article 2
The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.


Done at 8 July 2019.


For the Council


The President

A.-K. PEKONEN




(1)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 58.

(2)  OJ C 135, 11.4.2019, p. 7.