Case T-352/17: Judgment of the General Court of 31 May 2018 — Korwin-Mikke v Parliament (Law governing the institutions — European Parliament — Rules of Procedure of the Parliament — Statement adversely affecting the dignity of the Parliament and the smooth conduct of parliamentary business — Disciplinary sanctions of forfeiture of entitlement to the subsistence allowance and temporary suspension from participation in all activities of the Parliament — Freedom of expression — Obligation to state reasons — Error of law)

Judgment of the General Court of 31 May 2018 — Korwin-Mikke v Parliament

(Case T-352/17) ( 1 )

‛(Law governing the institutions — European Parliament — Rules of Procedure of the Parliament — Statement adversely affecting the dignity of the Parliament and the smooth conduct of parliamentary business — Disciplinary sanctions of forfeiture of entitlement to the subsistence allowance and temporary suspension from participation in all activities of the Parliament — Freedom of expression — Obligation to state reasons — Error of law)’

Parties

Applicant: Janusz Korwin-Mikke (Józefów, Poland) (represented by: M. Cherchi, A. Daoût and M. Dekleermaker, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, S. Seyr and S. Alonso de León, acting as Agents)

Re:

First, action brought under Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment of the decision of the President of the Parliament of 14 March 2017 and of the decision of the Bureau of the Parliament of 3 April 2017 imposing on the applicant the penalty of forfeiture of entitlement to the subsistence allowance for a period of 30 days, temporary suspension from participation in all activities of the Parliament for a period of 10 consecutive days and prohibition of representing the Parliament for a period of one year and, second, action brought under Article 268 TEU and seeking compensation for the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of those decisions.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

( 1 ) OJ C 239, 24.7.2017.