Case T-1105/23: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Abramovich v Council (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Freezing of funds – Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources and subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list – Concept of leading businesspersons operating in Russia – Concept of businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation – Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 – Plea of illegality – Obligation to state reasons – Rights of the defence – Error of assessment – Proportionality – Citizenship of the Union – Right to property – Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, fundamental rights, indemnification, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence








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C/2025/5448


20.10.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Abramovich v Council


(Case T-1105/23)
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(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources and subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Concept of ‘leading businesspersons operating in Russia’ - Concept of ‘businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation’ - Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Plea of illegality - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Error of assessment - Proportionality - Citizenship of the Union - Right to property - Non-contractual liability)
(C/2025/5448)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (Nemchinovo, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, S. Bonifassi, J. Goffin, J. Bastien and M. Brésart, lawyers, and C. Zatschler, Senior Counsel)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-C. Cadilhac, M. Di Gaetano and J. Rurarz, acting as Agents, and B. Maingain, lawyer)

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

Re:

By his action, the applicant seeks, in the first place, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1767 of 13 September 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 226, p. 104), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1765 of 13 September 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 226, p. 3), second, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/847 of 12 March 2024 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L, 2024/847) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/849 of 12 March 2024 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 L, 2024/849), and, third, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2456 of 12 September 2024 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L, 2024/2456) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2455 of 12 September 2024 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 L, 2024/2455), in so far as those acts concern him and, in the second place, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, compensation for the harm that he claims to have suffered as a result of the adoption of those acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich to bear his 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, C/2024/1867, 11.3.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5448/oj
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