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Document 62015TA0618
Case T-618/15: Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2017 — Voigt v Parliament (Member of the European Parliament — Refusal to make Parliament premises available — Third-country nationals — Refusal of access to Parliament buildings — Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin — Discrimination on grounds of nationality — Admissibility of a plea — Discrimination on grounds of political opinions)
Case T-618/15: Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2017 — Voigt v Parliament (Member of the European Parliament — Refusal to make Parliament premises available — Third-country nationals — Refusal of access to Parliament buildings — Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin — Discrimination on grounds of nationality — Admissibility of a plea — Discrimination on grounds of political opinions)
Case T-618/15: Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2017 — Voigt v Parliament (Member of the European Parliament — Refusal to make Parliament premises available — Third-country nationals — Refusal of access to Parliament buildings — Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin — Discrimination on grounds of nationality — Admissibility of a plea — Discrimination on grounds of political opinions)
OJ C 13, 15.1.2018, p. 13–13
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
15.1.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 13/13 |
Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2017 — Voigt v Parliament
(Case T-618/15) (1)
((Member of the European Parliament - Refusal to make Parliament premises available - Third-country nationals - Refusal of access to Parliament buildings - Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin - Discrimination on grounds of nationality - Admissibility of a plea - Discrimination on grounds of political opinions))
(2018/C 013/22)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Udo Voigt (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: P. Richter, lawyer)
Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, S. Seyr and M. Windisch, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of, firstly, the Parliament’s decision of 9 June 2015 refusing to make a room available to the applicant for the purpose of holding a press conference on 16 June 2015 and, secondly, of the Parliament’s decision of 16 June 2015 refusing Russian nationals access to its premises.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Mr Udo Voigt to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament, including those incurred in the proceedings before the Court of Justice. |