Case C-14/19 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 June 2020 — European Union Satellite Centre v KF, Council of the European Union (Appeal — Staff of the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) — Member of SatCen’s contract staff — Complaints of psychological harassment — Administrative investigation — Request for assistance — Suspension of the staff member — Disciplinary proceedings — Removal of the staff member — SatCen’s Appeals Board — Conferral of exclusive jurisdiction in relation to SatCen staff disputes — Action for annulment — First and fifth paragraphs of Article 263 TFEU — Action for damages — Article 268 TFEU — Jurisdiction of the EU judicature — Admissibility — Acts open to challenge — Contractual nature of the dispute — Articles 272 and 274 TFEU — Effective judicial protection — Final sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 24(1) TEU — First paragraph of Article 275 TFEU — Principle of equal treatment — General Court’s obligation to state reasons — Distortion of the facts and evidence — Rights of the defence — Principle of sound administration)
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative procedure, disciplinary proceedings, dismissal, equal treatment, harassment at work, jurisdiction, psychological harassment, right to justice, rights of the defence, servant (EU)








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24.8.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 279/7






Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 June 2020 — European Union Satellite Centre v KF, Council of the European Union
(Case C-14/19 P) (1)

(Appeal - Staff of the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) - Member of SatCen’s contract staff - Complaints of psychological harassment - Administrative investigation - Request for assistance - Suspension of the staff member - Disciplinary proceedings - Removal of the staff member - SatCen’s Appeals Board - Conferral of exclusive jurisdiction in relation to SatCen staff disputes - Action for annulment - First and fifth paragraphs of Article 263 TFEU - Action for damages - Article 268 TFEU - Jurisdiction of the EU judicature - Admissibility - Acts open to challenge - Contractual nature of the dispute - Articles 272 and 274 TFEU - Effective judicial protection - Final sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 24(1) TEU - First paragraph of Article 275 TFEU - Principle of equal treatment - General Court’s obligation to state reasons - Distortion of the facts and evidence - Rights of the defence - Principle of sound administration)
(2020/C 279/09)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: European Union Satellite Centre (represented by: A. Guillerme, avocate)

Other parties to the proceedings: KF (represented by: N. Macaulay, Barrister, and A. Kunst, Rechtsanwältin), Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and A. Vitro, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by KF;










3.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 164, 13.5.2019.