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Document 62019TA0315
Case T-315/19: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — BT v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Surviving spouse — Survivor’s pension — Articles 18 and 20 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations — Conditions for eligibility — Duration of the marriage — Plea of illegality — Equal treatment — Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age — Proportionality)
Case T-315/19: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — BT v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Surviving spouse — Survivor’s pension — Articles 18 and 20 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations — Conditions for eligibility — Duration of the marriage — Plea of illegality — Equal treatment — Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age — Proportionality)
Case T-315/19: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — BT v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Surviving spouse — Survivor’s pension — Articles 18 and 20 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations — Conditions for eligibility — Duration of the marriage — Plea of illegality — Equal treatment — Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age — Proportionality)
OJ C 62, 22.2.2021, p. 27–28
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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22.2.2021 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 62/27 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — BT v Commission
(Case T-315/19) (1)
(Civil service - Officials - Surviving spouse - Survivor’s pension - Articles 18 and 20 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations - Conditions for eligibility - Duration of the marriage - Plea of illegality - Equal treatment - Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age - Proportionality)
(2021/C 62/33)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: BT (represented by: J.-N. Louis, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Mongin, acting as Agent)
Intervener in support of the applicant: International Association of Former Officials of the European Union (AIACE International) (represented by: J. Van Rossum, lawyer)
Interveners in support of the defendant: European Parliament (represented by: J. Van Pottelberge and J. Steele, acting as Agents), Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and R. Meyer, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 270 TFEU seeking annulment of the Commission’s decision of 20 July 2018 rejecting the applicant’s request for a survivor’s pension.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the European Commission of 20 July 2018 rejecting BT’s request for a survivor’s pension; |
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Orders the Commission to pay, in addition to its own costs, the costs incurred by BT; |
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Orders the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union each to bear their own costs; |
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Orders the International Association of Former Officials of the European Union (AIACE International) to bear its own costs. |