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23.4.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 142/44 |
Judgment of the General Court of 7 March 2018 — Gollnisch v Parliament
(Case T-624/16) (1)
((Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament - Parliamentary assistance allowance - Recovery of sums unduly paid - Power of the Secretary-General - Electa una via - Rights of the defence - Burden of proof - Obligation to state reasons - Legitimate expectations - Political rights - Equal treatment - Misuse of power - Independence of the Members - Error of fact - Proportionality))
(2018/C 142/58)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Bruno Gollnisch (Villiers-le-Mahieu, France) (represented by: N. Fakiroff, then F. Wagner, lawyers)
Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: G. Corstens and S. Seyr, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of the decision of the Secretary-General of the Parliament of 1 July 2016 concerning the recovery from the applicant of a sum of EUR 275 984,23 wrongfully paid as parliamentary assistance allowance and the debit note of 5 July 2016 relating thereto.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Mr Bruno Gollnisch to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament, including those related to the interlocutory proceedings. |