Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:357
Date: 2018-06-19
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: France

Judgment of the General Court of 19 June 2018 — Le Pen v Parliament (Case T-86/17) 1 (Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances of Members of the European Parliament — Parliamentary assistance allowance — Recovery of sums unduly paid — Power of the Secretary-General — Rights of the defence — Burden of proof — Obligation to state reasons — Equal treatment — Misuse of powers — Independence of the Members — Error of fact — Proportionality) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Marion Le Pen (Saint-Cloud, France) (represented by: initially, M. Ceccaldi and J.-P. Le Moigne, subsequently, M. Ceccaldi and, finally, R. Bosselut, lawyers) Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: G. Corstens and S. Seyr, acting as Agents) Intervener in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Jensen, M. Bauer and R. Meyer, acting as Agents) Re: Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment of the decision of the Secretary-General of the Parliament of 5 December 2016 concerning the recovery of a sum of EUR 298 497.87 wrongfully paid as parliamentary assistance allowance and of the debit note of 6 December 2016 relating thereto. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Marion Le Pen to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament, including those relating to the interlocutory proceedings; Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 104, 3.4.2017.