Case T-1107/23: Judgment of the General Court of 3 December 2025 – Timchenko 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 – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists – Meaning of association – Article 2(1), in fine, of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Obligation to state reasons – Error of assessment – Right to be heard – Citizenship of the Union – Freedom of movement – Right to property – Proportionality – Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2025-12-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, European citizenship, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, freedom of movement, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, right to property, rights of the defence








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C/2026/319


26.1.2026






Judgment of the General Court of 3 December 2025 – Timchenko v Council


(Case T-1107/23)
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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 - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - Meaning of ‘association’ - Article 2(1), in fine, of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Obligation to state reasons - Error of assessment - Right to be heard - Citizenship of the Union - Freedom of movement - Right to property - Proportionality - Non-contractual liability)
(C/2026/319)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Elena Petrovna Timchenko (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, J. Goffin, S. Bonifassi, E. Fedorova, M. Brésart and J. Bastien, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux and D. Laurent, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito and M. Carpus-Carcea, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action, the applicant seeks, first, under Article 263 TFEU, the annulment of (i) 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 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), and (ii) 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 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), in so far as those acts concern her, and, secondly, under Article 268 TFEU, compensation for the non-material damage she claims to have suffered as a result of the adoption of those acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Elena Petrovna Timchenko to bear her own costs and 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/2024/1869, 11.3.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/319/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)