Case T-298/16: Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2018 — East West Consulting v Commission (Non-contractual liability — Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance — Third country — National public procurement — Devolved management — Decision 2008/969/EC, Euratom — Early Warning System (EWS) — Activation of a warning in the EWS — Protection of the financial interests of the European Union — Commission’s refusal to give ex ante approval — Contract not awarded — Jurisdiction of the General Court — Admissibility of evidence — No legal basis for the warning — Rights of defence — Presumption of innocence — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals — Causal link — Material and non-material damage — Loss of the contract — Loss of the opportunity to be awarded other contracts)