Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:427
Date: 2018-07-11
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Belgium

summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d)) (see para. 73) 6. Plea of illegality — Plea raised at the stage of the reply — Inadmissibility (Art. 277 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 84(2)) (see para. 80) 7. EU law — Principles — Proportionality — Scope (Art. 5(4) TEU) (see para. 88) 8. Judicial proceedings — Application for measures of inquiry and organisation of procedure — Conditions (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 88(2)) (see para. 97) 9. European Parliament — Funding of European political parties — Refusal of a grant application — Infringement of the rights of free speech and freedom of association — None (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 11 and 12; European Parliament and Council Regulation No 2004/2003) (see para. 109) 10. Actions for annulment — Pleas in law — Misuse of powers — Meaning (Art. 263 TFEU) (see para. 113) Re: Application on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment in part of Decision FINS-2017-15 of the European Parliament of 12 December 2016 concerning the award of a grant to the applicant, in so far as that decision restricts the pre-financing to 33% of the maximum amount of the grant and makes its payment subject to the provision of a bank guarantee. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Alliance for Peace and Freedom (APF) to pay the costs.