Case T-484/24: Order of the General Court of 26 June 2025 – FF v Eurojust and Europol (Sky ECC III) (Non-contractual liability – Cooperation of the police authorities and other law enforcement agencies of the Member States – Alleged unlawful processing of personal data – Failure to comply with procedural requirements – Article 76(d) of the Rules of Procedure – No non-material damage suffered as a result of acts of Europol – Action in part brought before a court manifestly lacking jurisdiction to hear and determine it, in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2025-06-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: data protection, data-processing law, indemnification, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, personal data, protection of communications








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4795


8.9.2025






Order of the General Court of 26 June 2025 – FF v Eurojust and Europol (Sky ECC III)


(Case T-484/24)
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(Non-contractual liability - Cooperation of the police authorities and other law enforcement agencies of the Member States - Alleged unlawful processing of personal data - Failure to comply with procedural requirements - Article 76(d) of the Rules of Procedure - No non-material damage suffered as a result of acts of Europol - Action in part brought before a court manifestly lacking jurisdiction to hear and determine it, in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(C/2025/4795)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: FF (represented by: J. Reisinger, lawyer)

Defendants: European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (represented by: S. van den Brande, S. Raes and P. Van Muylder, lawyers), European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (represented by: A. Nunzi, acting as Agent, and by G. Ziegenhorn, M. Kottmann and T. Shulman, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendants: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Gavela Llopis, acting as Agent), Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M. Bulterman and J. Langer, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action, the applicant asks the Court, first, to declare ‘inadmissible’ the agreement establishing a joint investigation team relating to the ‘Sky ECC’ encrypted communication service and, second, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, to grant him compensation, in the amount of EUR 30 000, for the non-material damage which he claims to have suffered as a result of acts committed by the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and by certain Member States.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as being brought before a court that manifestly lacks jurisdiction to hear and determine the action in so far as the latter seeks a declaration that the agreement establishing a joint investigation team relating to the ‘Sky ECC’ encrypted communication service is ‘inadmissible’.










2.


The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible in so far it is directed against the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and seeks compensation for the non-material damage attributed to Eurojust.










3.


The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law in so far it is directed against the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and seeks compensation for the non-material damage attributed to Europol.










4.


FF shall bear his own costs and shall pay those incurred by Eurojust and Europol.










5.


The Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall bear their own costs.






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            OJ C, C/2024/6448, 4.11.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4795/oj
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