Case T-298/23: Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Timchenko v Council (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Freezing of funds – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists – Obligation to state reasons – Article 2(1)(a) and (d) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Article 3(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 – Error of assessment – Right to be heard – Citizenship of the Union – Freedom of movement – Right to property – Proportionality)
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, European citizenship, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, freedom of movement, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, right to property








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/2662


19.5.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Timchenko v Council


(Case T-298/23)
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(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - Obligation to state reasons - Article 2(1)(a) and (d) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Error of assessment - Right to be heard - Citizenship of the Union - Freedom of movement - Right to property - Proportionality)
(C/2025/2662)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Elena Petrovna Timchenko (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, S. Bonifassi, E. Federova, J. Goffin and J. Bastien, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-C. Cadilhac and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito and M. Carpus Carcea, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action, the applicant seeks, first, under Article 263 TFUE, annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/572 of 13 March 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 75 I, p. 134), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/571 of 13 March 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 75 I, p. 1), and, second, under Article 268 TFUE, compensation in respect of the non-material harm that the applicant claims to have suffered as a result of the adoption of those acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Elena Petrovna Timchenko to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






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            OJ C 296, 21.8.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2662/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)