Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2016:246
Date: 2016-04-27
Language of the case: Greek
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Research and technological development
Procedure: Arbitration clause - unfounded
Origin: Greece

Action brought on 7 March 2014 — ANKO v Commission (Case T-154/14) Language of the case: Greek Parties Applicant: ANKO AE Antiprosopeion, Emporiou kai Viomichanias (Athens, Greece) (represented by: V. Christianos, lawyer) Defendant: European Commission Form of order sought The applicant claims that the General Court should: Declare that the entire amount of EUR 185 664.10 which the Commission has already paid to the applicant in respect of the OASIS project and the entire amount of EUR 465 062.84 which the Commission has already paid to the applicant in respect of the PERFORM project constitute eligible costs; Declare that the amount of EUR 1 824.05 which the Commission has not paid in respect of the OASIS project and the amount of EUR 637 117.17 which the Commission has not paid as a portion in respect of the PERFORM project constitute eligible costs and consequently the Commission is under an obligation to pay those sums to ΑΝΚΟ, andorder the Commission to pay the applicant’s legal costs.Pleas in law and main argumentsThis a has already paid to the applicant in respect of the PERF ORM project constitute eligible costs;Declare that the amount of EUR 1 824.05 which the Commission has not paid in respect of the OASIS project and the amount of EUR 637 117.17 which the Commission has not pai d to pay its outstanding portion. For that reason, the applicant maintains, first, that the rejection as constituting ineligible costs of almost all of the Commission’s portion in respect of the OASIS and PERFORM projects is contrary to the Commission’s contractual obligations to ΑΝΚΟ. Second, the applicant maintains that the attempt to recover almost all of those amounts is disproportionate and abusive.