Greek scientist wins damages in privacy case at EU’s General Court
( October 1, 2025, 09:29 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A Greek scientist has won €50,000 (around $59,000) in “non-material damages” for mental distress and reputational harm, after OLAF — the European Commission's anti-fraud office — published a press release that revealed her personal data and made it possible for any reader to identify her, the EU's lower-tier General Court said in a ruling Wednesday. EU judges said that the scientist is due damages because she established that the press release's publication caused "non-material damage" to her professional career.The judgment is attached....
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