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Corte di giustizia UE/2026

ECLI:EU:T:2026:194
Testo integrale del provvedimento

Testo integrale del provvedimento

62024TJ0145_INF

Judgment of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] ([OSCURATO:PERSONA]) of 18 March 2026 – CU v EEAS (Case T‑145/24) (Civil service – Officials – Psychological harassment – Article 12a of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Request for assistance – Investigation – Refusal of the request – Article 24 of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Principle of good administration – Impartiality – Right to be heard – Error of assessment – Reasonable time limit – Duty to provide assistance – Liability – Non-material damage)

1. Actions brought by officials – Prior administrative complaint – Implicit rejection decision – Impact on the defence of the defendant institution due to the failure to state reasons at the pre-litigation stage – None ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 90 and 91) (see paragraph 26)

2. Officials – [OSCURATO:PERSONA] and obligations – Internal inquiry into alleged psychological harassment – Requirement of impartiality – Scope – Challenge by the alleged victim – Burden of proof (Charter of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 41; [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 12a) (see paragraphs 39- 42)

3. Officials – Psychological harassment – Obligation of the administration to provide assistance – Scope – Obligation to hear the author of the request for assistance – Scope – Limits – Not applicable to the decision to close without further action the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the alleged harasser (Charter of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 41(2); [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 12a and 24) (see paragraphs 55- 58, 64, 65)

4. Officials – Psychological harassment – Internal investigation – Distinction between the rights of the complainant and those of the alleged harasser ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 12a and 24) (see paragraphs 61- 63)

5. Officials – Psychological harassment – Internal investigation – Right of access of the complainant to records of hearings – Limits – Possibility for the administration to use anonymisation or produce a summary of the text (Charter of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 41(2); [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 12a and 24) (see paragraphs 73- 76)

6. Officials – Psychological harassment – Obligation of the administration to provide assistance – Scope – Requirements of care and promptness – Need to take appropriate preventive measures – Judicial review – Limits ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 12a and 24) (see paragraphs 83-90, 215, 219, 223, 238, 241)

7. Officials – Psychological harassment – Concept – Conduct intended to discredit the person concerned or to impair his or her working conditions or having that effect – Improper nature of the conduct – Criteria for assessment – Judicial review – Scope ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 12a (3)) (see paragraphs 91- 95)

8. Officials – Psychological harassment – Concept – Inadvertent words or gestures– Not included ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 12a (3)) (see paragraph 111)

9. Officials – Psychological harassment – Concept – Prolonged lack of promotion – Situation not in itself constituting psychological harassment ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 12a (3)) (see paragraph 115)

10. Officials – Obligation of the administration to provide assistance – Scope – Acts of the administration – Not included – Limits ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 24) (see paragraph 176)

11. Officials – Psychological harassment – Internal investigation – Compliance with a reasonable time limit – Criteria for assessment – Non-compliance – Consequences ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 12a) (see paragraphs 191- 196)

12. Actions brought by officials – [OSCURATO:PERSONA] for damages – Annulment of the contested measure not providing adequate compensation for material harm – Damage resulting from the explicitly negative assessment of the applicant’s abilities which may cause him or her harm (see paragraphs 255, 256)

13. Actions brought by officials – Unlimited jurisdiction – Scope – Compensation for non-material damage caused by the failure to act within a reasonable time– Possibility of an order of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] own motion that the defendant institution pay compensation (see paragraphs 260, 261) Operative part

[OSCURATO:PERSONA]:

1. Annuls the decision of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (EEAS) of 5 May 2023 in so far as it concerns the request for assistance relating to C; 2. Orders the EEAS to pay compensation of EUR 4000 to CU; 3. Dismisses the action as to the remainder; 4. Orders the EEAS to pay the costs.

Anonimizzato ex art. 52 D.Lgs. 196/2003
62024TJ0145_INF Judgment of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] ([OSCURATO:PERSONA]) of 18 March 2026 – CU v EEAS (Case T‑145/24) (Civil service – Officials – Psychological harassment – Article 12a of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Request for assistance – Investigation – Refusal of the request – Article 24 of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Principle of good administration – Impartiality – Right to be heard – Error of assessment – Reasonable time limit – Duty to provide assistance – Liability – Non-material damage) 1. Actions brought by officials – Prior administrative complaint – Implicit rejection decision – Impact on the defence of the defendant institution due to the failure to state reasons at the pre-litigation stage – None ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 90 and 91) (see paragraph 26) 2. Officials – [OSCURATO:PERSONA] and obligations – Internal inquiry into alleged psychological harassment – Requirement of impartiality – Scope – Challenge by the alleged victim – Burden of proof (Charter of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 41; [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 12a) (see paragraphs 39- 42) 3. Officials – Psychological harassment – Obligation of the administration to provide assistance – Scope – Obligation to hear the author of the request for assistance – Scope – Limits – Not applicable to the decision to close without further action the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the alleged harasser (Charter of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 41(2); [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 12a and 24) (see paragraphs 55- 58, 64, 65) 4. Officials – Psychological harassment – Internal investigation – Distinction between the rights of the complainant and those of the alleged harasser ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 12a and 24) (see paragraphs 61- 63) 5. Officials – Psychological harassment – Internal investigation – Right of access of the complainant to records of hearings – Limits – Possibility for the administration to use anonymisation or produce a summary of the text (Charter of [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 41(2); [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 12a and 24) (see paragraphs 73- 76) 6. Officials – Psychological harassment – Obligation of the administration to provide assistance – Scope – Requirements of care and promptness – Need to take appropriate preventive measures – Judicial review – Limits ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 12a and 24) (see paragraphs 83-90, 215, 219, 223, 238, 241) 7. Officials – Psychological harassment – Concept – Conduct intended to discredit the person concerned or to impair his or her working conditions or having that effect – Improper nature of the conduct – Criteria for assessment – Judicial review – Scope ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 12a (3)) (see paragraphs 91- 95) 8. Officials – Psychological harassment – Concept – Inadvertent words or gestures– Not included ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 12a (3)) (see paragraph 111) 9. Officials – Psychological harassment – Concept – Prolonged lack of promotion – Situation not in itself constituting psychological harassment ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 12a (3)) (see paragraph 115) 10. Officials – Obligation of the administration to provide assistance – Scope – Acts of the administration – Not included – Limits ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 24) (see paragraph 176) 11. Officials – Psychological harassment – Internal investigation – Compliance with a reasonable time limit – Criteria for assessment – Non-compliance – Consequences ([OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 12a) (see paragraphs 191- 196) 12. Actions brought by officials – [OSCURATO:PERSONA] for damages – Annulment of the contested measure not providing adequate compensation for material harm – Damage resulting from the explicitly negative assessment of the applicant’s abilities which may cause him or her harm (see paragraphs 255, 256) 13. Actions brought by officials – Unlimited jurisdiction – Scope – Compensation for non-material damage caused by the failure to act within a reasonable time– Possibility of an order of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] own motion that the defendant institution pay compensation (see paragraphs 260, 261) Operative part [OSCURATO:PERSONA]: 1. Annuls the decision of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (EEAS) of 5 May 2023 in so far as it concerns the request for assistance relating to C; 2. Orders the EEAS to pay compensation of EUR 4000 to CU; 3. Dismisses the action as to the remainder; 4. Orders the EEAS to pay the costs.
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