Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-505/19 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, Friday August 23, 2019

• Resolution Date: Friday August 23, 2019
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-505/19

Action brought on 12 July 2019 - DE v Parliament

(Case T-505/19)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: DE (represented by: T. Oeyen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the European Parliament’s decision of 30 October 2018 refusing to grant the applicant adequate special leave to take care of his twin children newly born via surrogacy.

order the Parliament to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law.

First plea in law, alleging breach of the rights of equal treatment and non-discrimination.

By failing to grant the applicant birth leave rights which are equivalent to maternity leave and/or adoption leave, the contested decision violates the applicant’s fundamental rights of equal...