In March 2024, the Administrative Tribunal registered two appeals. The following 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.

• Appeal No. 746/2024 – A. S. T. v. Secretary General of the Council of Europe

On 21 March 2024, the Tribunal registered Appeal No. 746/2024 – A. S. T. v. Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The appellant seeks the annulment of the decision by which the Secretary General rejects any liability on the part of the Council of Europe in connection with the decision of the French tax authorities to make the pension paid to her by the Organisation subject to certain social security contributions.

In support of her appeal, the appellant claims that the Organisation failed in its duties and infringed the Council of Europe's internal law. She complains that the Organisation deprived her of the practical possibility of choosing between affiliation to the French social security system and the Organisation's medical scheme. The appellant claims further that the Organisation failed to fulfil its duty to inform and its duty of care. She considers that, in application of these general principles, the Organisation should have informed her of the economic consequences of her choices and of the cost of joining the French social security system in view of the social security contributions to be paid.

The appellant asks the Tribunal to order the Organisation to make good the damage she suffered by reimbursing her for the three years' arrears of social security contributions which the French tax authorities have charged to her.

• Appeal No. 747/2024 – M.-L. L. v. Secretary General of the Council of Europe

On 26 March 2024, the Tribunal registered Appeal No. 747/2024 – M.-L. L. v. Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The appellant is a former Council of Europe staff member in grade B2 who had been employed since 2002 under various types of contracts and in various departments of the Organisation. The appellant's last appointment ended on 31 January 2024 at the end of her probationary period on the ground that her performance was not satisfactory.

The appellant challenges the decision not to confirm her in her employment at the end of the probationary period. In support of her appeal, she alleges that the evaluation procedure followed in her case was flawed and deficient, that the opinion of the Appointments Review Committee on which the contested decision is based was biased and that the Secretary General failed in her duty of care.

She seeks the annulment of the contested decision and her reinstatement in the Organisation or, failing that, financial compensation for the damage suffered.