Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:242
Date: 2021-05-05
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions
Procedure: Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2021 – Falqui v Parliament (Case T-695/19) 1 (Institutional law – Single statute for Members of the European Parliament –Members of the European Parliament elected in Italian constituencies – Adoption by the Ufficio di Presidenza della Camera dei deputati (Office of the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Italy) of Decision No 14/2018, on pensions – Change in the amount of pensions for Italian national members of parliament – Corresponding change by the European Parliament in the amount of the pensions of certain former Members of the European Parliament elected in Italy – Acquired rights – Legal certainty – Legitimate expectations – Proportionality) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Enrico Falqui (Florence, Italy) (represented by: F. Sorrentino and A. Sandulli, lawyers) Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: S. Seyr and S. Alves, acting as Agents) Re: Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment, first, of the note of 8 July 2019 prepared by the Parliament relating to the adjustment of the amount of the pension that the applicant receives following the entry into force, on 1 January 2019, of Decision No 14/2018 of the Ufficio di Presidenza della Camera dei deputati, second, of the note of 11 April 2019 prepared by the Head of the ‘Members’ Salaries and Social Entitlements’ Unit of the Parliament’s Directorate-General for Finance concerning the application of the pensions that the applicant receives following the entry into force, on 1 January 2019, of Decision No 14/2018 of the Ufficio di Presidenza della Camera dei deputati and, third, of the opinion SJ-0836/18 of the legal service of the Parliament of 11 January 2019. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Mr Enrico Falqui to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament. ____________ 1 OJ C 406, 2.12.2019.