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European Union – European Commission. The General Court of the European Union dismissed the appeal brought by DF, an official of the European Commission, asking the Court of the European Union: (i) to set aside the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 1 October 2014 which only partially upheld his action seeking, inter alia, annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 20 December 2012 ordering recovery of the expatriation allowance and annual travel expenses received by him during his secondment in Germany; and (ii) in so far as necessary, to annul Commission decision of 24 June 2014, rejecting his complaint.
European Union – European Commission. The General Court of the European Union dismissed the appeal brought by DF, an official of the European Commission, asking the Court of the European Union: (i) to set aside the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 1 October 2014 which only partially upheld his action seeking, inter alia, annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 20 December 2012 ordering recovery of the expatriation allowance and annual travel expenses received by him during his secondment in Germany; and (ii) in so far as necessary, to annul Commission decision of 24 June 2014, rejecting his complaint.
Chair of the Bar reports back
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
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