Case T-808/25: Action brought on 25 November 2025 – Rotenberg v Council
Date: 2025-11-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, fundamental rights, international sanctions, legality, natural person, principle of proportionality, right to an effective remedy








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2026/354


26.1.2026






Action brought on 25 November 2025 – Rotenberg v Council


(Case T-808/25)

(C/2026/354)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Igor Rotenberg (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: D. Rovetta, M. Campa, M. Moretto, V. Villante, G. Lansky and P. Goeth, lawyers, and S. Gee, Barrister-at-Law)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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pursuant to Articles 263 and 264 TFEU annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1895 amending Council Decision (CFSP) 2014/145 (1) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1894 implementing Regulation (EU) 269/2014, (2) in so far as those acts concern the applicant,










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Order the Council to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging an infringement of the obligation to state reasons, of Article 296 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and of Article 41(2)(c) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as well as a breach of the right to effective judicial protection and of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.










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Second plea in law, alleging a manifest error of assessment, a failure to discharge the burden of proof, a breach of the listing criteria set forth in Article 1(1)(b) and (d) and Article 2(1)(d) and (f) of Council Decision (CFSP) 2014/145 of 17 March 2014 as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/572 (3) and in Article 3(1)(d) and (f) of Council implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 as well as a breach of the principle of res judicata.










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Third plea in law, alleging the illegality and inapplicability under Article 277 TFEU of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/904 (4) and Regulation (EU) 2025/903 (5) insofar as they may apply to the applicant.










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Fourth plea in law, alleging a breach of the principle of proportionality and of the applicant’s fundamental rights.










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Fifth plea in law, alleging a breach of essential procedural requirements in adopting the contested acts in so far as they concern the applicant, a violation of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) 269/2014, a violation of the essential requirements provided for in Article 19(2), third sentence, of the rules of procedure of the Council in the context of individual restrictive measures and a violation of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.






(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1895 of 12 September 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, 2025/1895).

(2)  Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1894 of 12 September 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, 2025/1894).

(3)  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 75I, p. 134).

(4)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/904 of 13 May 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, 2025/904).

(5)  Council Regulation (EU) 2025/903 of 13 May 2025 amending 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, 2025/903).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/354/oj
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