On 1 April 2025, the Administrative Tribunal registered appeal No. 768/2025 – C. V. v. Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

The appellant is a former B4-grade staff member who was recruited as of 1 April 2021 through an external recruitment procedure for a job corresponding to a periodic rotation profile at the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare. She was thus granted two successive fixed-term contracts covering the periods from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2023, and from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026. Following her successful application in another external recruitment procedure, the appellant was appointed to the same job under a one-year fixed-term contract, from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, corresponding to a probationary period.

The appellant contests the decision to terminate her employment with the Organisation on the grounds that her probationary period was unsatisfactory. 

In support of her appeal, the appellant argues that the discrepancies and contradictions found in her evaluation reports indicate an erroneous assessment of her performance, resulting from a lack of objectivity and impartiality on the part of her supervisors. She therefore considers that the contested decision is based on an erroneous, manifestly unfounded and unjustified conclusion.

The appellant further complains that the Secretary General failed to comply with the applicable regulations on staff assessments during the probationary period and highlights shortcomings on the part of her supervisors in providing managerial support. According to the appellant, the irregularities identified led to unequal treatment compared to other staff members performing the same duties and constitutes a breach by the Organisation of its duty of care.

On those grounds, the appellant requests the annulment of the decision to terminate her employment, as well as the annulment of her 2024 performance assessments. She also seeks reinstatement to her job and the award of various forms of compensation for the moral and material damage suffered, in addition to reimbursement of the costs of the proceedings.

The indication of the subject-matter of the appeal is based on the details given by the appellant when the appeal was lodged and it is not binding upon the Tribunal.

This information is given to enable those who so wish to exercise their right to intervene under Article XI of the Statute of the Administrative Tribunal.