Case T-235/25: Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2025 – Pumpyanskaya 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 – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list – Concept of benefiting from leading businesspersons operating in Russia – Article 2(1)(g) of Directive 2014/145 – Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 – Error of assessment)
Date: 2025-10-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person








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C/2025/6180


24.11.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2025 – Pumpyanskaya v Council


(Case T-235/25)
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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 - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Concept of ‘benefiting from leading businesspersons operating in Russia’ - Article 2(1)(g) of Directive 2014/145 - Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Error of assessment)
(C/2025/6180)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Galina Evgenyevna Pumpyanskaya (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: G. Lansky, P. Goeth, A. Egger and E. Steiner, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Van Overmeire, acting as Agent, and by B. Maingain, lawyer)

Re:

By her action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/528 of 14 March 2025 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, 2025/528) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/527 of 14 March 2025 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, 2025/527), in so far as those acts include her name on the lists annexed thereto.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/528 of 14 March 2025 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/527 of 14 March 2025 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, in so far as the name of Ms Galina Evgenyevna Pumpyanskaya was maintained on the list of persons, entities and bodies to which those restrictive measures apply;










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Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Ms Pumpyanskaya.






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            OJ C, C/2025/2916, 2.6.2025.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6180/oj
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