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Document 62017TA0048
Case T-48/17: Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2019 –ADDE v Parliament (Law governing the institutions — European Parliament — Decision declaring certain expenditure of a political party ineligible for the purposes of a grant for 2015 — Decision awarding a grant for 2017 and making provision for pre-financing at the rate of 33 % of the maximum grant amount and an obligation to provide a bank guarantee — Obligation of impartiality — Rights of the defence — Financial Regulation — Rules of application of the Financial Regulation — Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 — Proportionality — Equal treatment)
Case T-48/17: Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2019 –ADDE v Parliament (Law governing the institutions — European Parliament — Decision declaring certain expenditure of a political party ineligible for the purposes of a grant for 2015 — Decision awarding a grant for 2017 and making provision for pre-financing at the rate of 33 % of the maximum grant amount and an obligation to provide a bank guarantee — Obligation of impartiality — Rights of the defence — Financial Regulation — Rules of application of the Financial Regulation — Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 — Proportionality — Equal treatment)
Case T-48/17: Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2019 –ADDE v Parliament (Law governing the institutions — European Parliament — Decision declaring certain expenditure of a political party ineligible for the purposes of a grant for 2015 — Decision awarding a grant for 2017 and making provision for pre-financing at the rate of 33 % of the maximum grant amount and an obligation to provide a bank guarantee — Obligation of impartiality — Rights of the defence — Financial Regulation — Rules of application of the Financial Regulation — Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 — Proportionality — Equal treatment)
OJ C 432, 23.12.2019, p. 34–34
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
23.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 432/34 |
Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2019 –ADDE v Parliament
(Case T-48/17) (1)
(Law governing the institutions - European Parliament - Decision declaring certain expenditure of a political party ineligible for the purposes of a grant for 2015 - Decision awarding a grant for 2017 and making provision for pre-financing at the rate of 33 % of the maximum grant amount and an obligation to provide a bank guarantee - Obligation of impartiality - Rights of the defence - Financial Regulation - Rules of application of the Financial Regulation - Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 - Proportionality - Equal treatment)
(2019/C 432/38)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe ASBL (ADDE) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: initially by L. Defalque and L. Ruessmann, subsequently by M. Modrikanen and finally by Y. Rimokh, lawyers)
Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: C. Burgos and S. Alves, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment, first, of the decision of the Parliament of 21 November 2016 declaring certain expenditure ineligible for the purposes of a grant for 2015 and, second, of Parliament Decision FINS-2017-13 of 12 December 2016 concerning the award of a grant to the applicant for 2017, in so far as that decision limits the pre-financing to 33 % of the maximum grant amount, subject to the provision of a bank guarantee.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Annuls the decision of the Parliament of 21 November 2016 declaring certain expenditure ineligible for a grant in respect of financial year 2015; |
2. |
Dismisses the application for annulment of Parliament Decision FINS-2017-13 of 12 December 2016 concerning the award of a grant to the applicant for the financial year 2017; |
3. |
Orders Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe ASBL and the European Parliament to bear their own costs, including those relating to the interim proceedings. |