Corte di giustizia UEsentenza
Corte di giustizia UE/2026
ECLI:EU:T:2026:194
Testo integrale del provvedimento
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.