Veen v EUROPOL (Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-436/21 (27 April 2022)

Veen v EUROPOL (Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-436/21 (27 April 2022)

The applicant failed to establish any unlawful conduct by Europol in processing or transmitting his personal data, as Europol acted within its legal mandate, was not responsible for the accuracy of Member State-supplied data, and did not itself transmit the report to the Slovak criminal file. No compensable damage...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ T-436/21
Parties
Applicant: Leon Leonard Johan Veen; Respondent: Agence de l’Union européenne pour la coopération des services répressifs (Europol)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Action for Non Contractual Liability (damages) / Final Judgment
Outcome
action dismissed
Legal Topics
Non Contractual Liability, Personal Data Processing, Police Cooperation, Moral Damages, Procedural Admissibility
EU Law Data Protection Law Civil Liability Non Contractual Liability Personal Data Processing Police Cooperation Moral Damages Procedural Admissibility

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Parties

Leon Leonard Johan Veen

Applicant

Agence de l’Union européenne pour la coopération des services répressifs (Europol)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Action for Non Contractual Liability (damages) / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether Europol engaged in unlawful processing of personal data concerning the applicant
  2. 2 Whether such processing caused compensable moral damage to the applicant
  3. 3 Whether Europol can be held liable for the alleged damage under Articles 268 and 340 TFEU and Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/794

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant failed to establish any unlawful conduct by Europol in processing or transmitting his personal data, as Europol acted within its legal mandate, was not responsible for the accuracy of Member State-supplied data, and did not itself transmit the report to the Slovak criminal file. No compensable damage or causal link was proven. The action is therefore dismissed.

Court Disposition

action dismissed

Orders

  • The action is rejected.
  • The applicant, Leon Leonard Johan Veen, is ordered to pay the costs.