On 8 January 2025, the General Court issued a ruling in Case T-354/22 brought against the European Commission concerning alleged breaches of EU data protection laws. The applicant claimed that his personal data had been unlawfully transferred to third countries, including the United States, during his interactions with the Conference on the Future of Europe website and sought annulment of the transfers, a declaration of failure to act by the Commission, and EUR 1'200 in damages for non-material harm. The Court dismissed the claim for annulment as inadmissible, found no need to adjudicate on the alleged failure to act, but partially upheld the damages claim, awarding the applicant EU 400. The Court concluded that the Commission had breached Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 by enabling the transfer of the applicant's IP address to Meta Platforms (Facebook) during the EU Login process without adequate safeguards. Other claims for damages were dismissed, as the applicant failed to prove unlawful conduct or sufficient harm.
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