Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-58/19 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, March 29, 2019

• Resolution Date: March 29, 2019
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-58/19

Action brought on 31 January 2019 - Othman v Council

(Case T-58/19)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Razan Othman (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: E. Ruchat, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

declare the applicant’s application admissible and well-founded;

as a consequence, order the European Union to pay compensation for all of the damage allegedly suffered by the applicant at an amount to be fixed equitably by the Court;

order the Council of the European Union to pay the costs of the proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on one main plea and one alternative plea, alleging the harm that she has allegedly suffered and for which the Council of the European Union is liable.

The main plea alleges that the restrictive measures at issue, namely Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/778 of 28 May 2018 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria and its subsequent implementing acts, are unlawful. First, they infringe the obligation to state reasons as...