Melnichenko v Council

JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (First Chamber, Extended Composition)26 February 2025 (*)( Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Freezing of funds – Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources and subject to restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States – Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list – Concept of ‘association’ – Article 2(1), in fine, of Decision 2014/145/CFSP – Plea of illegality – Error of assessment – Fundamental rights – Proportionality )In Case T‑498/22,Aleksandra Melnichenko, residing in Saint-Moritz (Switzerland), represented by A. Miron, D. Müller, H. Bajer Pellet, R. Pieri, A. Beauchemin, lawyers, and C. Zatschler, Senior Counsel,applicant,supported by Euro Chem Group AG, established in Zug (Switzerland),and by Siberian Coal Energy Company AO (SUEK), established in Moscow (Russia),represented by N. Montag, L. Engelen and S. Bonifassi, lawyers,interveners,v Council of the European Union, represented by B. Driessen and J. Rurarz, acting as Agents, and by B. Maingain and S. Remy, lawyers,defendant,supported by Kingdom of Belgium, represented by C. Pochet, M. Van Regemorter and L. Van den Broeck, acting as Agents,intervener,THE GENERAL COURT (First Chamber, Extended...