Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:848
Date: 2018-11-28
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: France

Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2018 — Le Pen v Parliament (Case T-161/17) 1 (Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament — Parliamentary assistance allowance — Recovery of sums unduly paid — Power of the Secretary-General — Rights of the defence — Legitimate expectations — Obligation to state reasons — Equal treatment — Misuse of power — 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, then M. Ceccaldi, and lastly R. Bosselut, lawyers) Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: G. Corstens and S. Seyr, acting as Agents) Re: Action under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 6 January 2017 concerning the recovery from the applicant of a sum of EUR 41 554 unduly paid for parliamentary assistance, and of the debit note of 11 January 2017 relating thereto. Operative part of the judgment The Court: dismisses the action; orders Ms Marion Le Pen to bear her own costs and pay those incurred by the European Parliament. ____________ 1 OJ C 151, 15.5.2017.