Case T-817/25: Action brought on 25 November 2025 – Timchenko v Council
Date: 2025-11-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU national, EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, protection of privacy, right to property, rights of the defence








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C/2026/487


2.2.2026






Action brought on 25 November 2025 – Timchenko v Council


(Case T-817/25)

(C/2026/487)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Gennady Nikolayevich Timchenko (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, J. Goffin, S. Bonifassi and E. Fedorova, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1895 (1) 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 in so far as it extends the application of the restrictive measures adopted in respect of the applicant by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/337 of 28 February 2022 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/336 of 28 February 2022;










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annul Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1894 (2) 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 in so far as it extends the application of the restrictive measures adopted in respect of the applicant by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/337 of 28 February 2022 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/336 of 28 February 2022;










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order the Council to pay EUR 1 000 000 on a provisional basis for the non-material damage suffered by the applicant;










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order the Council to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






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First plea in law, alleging infringement of an essential procedural requirement in so far as the Council failed to comply with the procedural rules for adopting the contested acts.










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Second plea in law, alleging the illegality (1) of the first and third parts of the listing criterion established in Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP (3) and in Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014; (4) (2) of the listing criterion established in Article 2(1)(a) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP and in Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014; and (3) of the listing criterion established in Article 2(1)(d) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP and in Article 3(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.










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Third plea in law, alleging breach of the principle of proportionality in so far as the restrictive measures adopted in respect of the applicant are not appropriate, necessary or proportionate for the purposes of achieving the objectives pursued by the CFSP.










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Fourth plea in law, alleging breach of the Council’s obligation to state reasons in so far as it failed to provide reasons for applying the listing criteria to the applicant.










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Fifth plea in law, alleging an error of assessment as regards the reasons relied upon by the Council, in particular as regards the listing criteria applied to the applicant and the nature of the measures adopted.










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Sixth plea in law, alleging breach of the right to be heard.










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Seventh plea in law, alleging breach of the applicant’s fundamental rights arising from his fundamental status as a European citizen. The applicant submits, principally, that Article 1 of Decision 2014/145/CFSP, in so far as it applies to EU citizens, is unlawful and, in the alternative, that the interference with his freedom of movement within the territory of the European Union guaranteed by the Treaties, on the basis of the CFSP, is unlawful and disproportionate and is not necessary.










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Eighth plea in law, alleging breach of the other fundamental rights of the applicant guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, in particular breach of his right to property and of his right to respect for his private and family life.






(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 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

(4)  Council Regulation No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/487/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)