BW v EUROPOL and Eurojust

Action brought on 19 December 2023 – BW v Europol and Eurojust(Case T-1180/23)Language of the case: Dutch Parties Applicant: BW (represented by: J. Reisinger, lawyer)Defendants: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Eurojust)Form of order sought The applicant claims that the General Court should:declare null and void the acts of Europol and Eurojust in the establishment and implementation of the Agreement on the setting up of a joint investigation team Belgium – France – Netherlands of 13 December 2019 (‘the JIT Agreement’) and the collection, processing, analysis and sharing by those agencies of data originating from the cryptocommunication service ‘Sky ECC’ – whether or not on the basis of that agreement;declare inapplicable the JIT Agreement and the associated acts of Europol and Eurojust;award damages amounting to EUR 50 000 for the harm suffered by reason of the JIT Agreement and the associated acts;order the defendants to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law. First plea: illegality and disproportionality in the collection and processing of data/personal data. The applicant submits that, in the context of the collection and processing of the Sky ECC data, in particular due to the lack of necessity and proportionality in the carrying out of eavesdropping and ‘hacking’ practices on all Sky users, there was an...