Case T-437/23: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Almaghout v Council (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Syria – Freezing of funds – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists – Error of assessment)
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person








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C/2025/4755


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Almaghout v Council


(Case T-437/23)
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(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Syria - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - Error of assessment)
(C/2025/4755)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Hala Almaghout [confidential] (represented by: M. Lester, D. Birdling, Barristers-at-Law, and G. Symeonidis, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: T. Haas and B. Driessen, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Republic of Austria (represented by: C. Pesendorfer, J. Schmoll and C. Leeb, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of (i) Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035 of 25 May 2023 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2023 L 139, p. 49) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1027 of 25 May 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2023 L 139, p. 1) and (ii) Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1510 of 27 May 2024 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ L, 2024/1510) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1517 of 27 May 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ L, 2024/1517), in so far as those acts concern her.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035 of 25 May 2023 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1027 of 25 May 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, in so far as they concern Ms Hala Almaghout;










2.


Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1510 of 27 May 2024 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1517 of 27 May 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, in so far as they concern Ms Almaghout;










3.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay the costs of Ms Almaghout;










4.


Orders the Republic of Austria to bear its own costs.






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            OJ C 321, 11.9.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4755/oj
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