Judgment of the General Court of 11 June 2019 — De Esteban Alonso v Commission

(Case T-138/18) (1)

(Civil Service - Former officials - OLAF investigation - ‘Eurostat’ case - Forwarding to the national judicial authorities of information relating to matters liable to result in criminal proceedings - Failure to notify potentially concerned officials beforehand - Harm allegedly suffered on account of the conduct of OLAF and the Commission during the proceedings - Material, non-material and physical harm - Causal link)

(2019/C 263/49)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Fernando De Esteban Alonso (Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx, France) (represented by: C. Huglo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: R. Striani and J. Baquero Cruz, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU for compensation for the material, non-material and physical harm which the applicant claims to have suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Orders the European Commission to pay Mr Fernando De Esteban Alonso EUR 62 000 by way of compensation for the non-material harm suffered;

2.	Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

3.	Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr De Esteban Alonso.

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(1)  OJ C 190, 4.6.2018.