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Order of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 24 July 2025 –Mezzaroma v Parliament
(Case T‑2/24)
(Law governing the institutions – Single Statute for Members of the European Parliament – Members of the European Parliament elected in Italian constituencies – Adoption by the Italian Chamber of Deputies of a pension decision – Change in the amounts of the pensions of members of the Italian Parliament – Corresponding change, by the European Parliament, in the amounts of the pensions of certain former Members of the European Parliament elected in Italy – Application for review of the pension – Rejection – Obligation to state reasons – Equal treatment – Legitimate expectations – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
1.
Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament rejecting the application of a former member of the European Parliament for an increase in the amount of his retirement pension due to his state of health – Need for the author to analyse the compatibility of the contested decision with the general principles of EU law and with the Charter – None
(Art. 296, second para., TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2)(c))
(see paragraphs 26, 31)
2.
European Parliament – Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament – Single Statute for Members of the European Parliament – Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament rejecting the application of a former member of the European Parliament for an increase in the amount of his retirement pension due to his state of health – Total amount of the pension limited to 75% of the amount of the pension paid before 1 January 2019 – Principles of equal treatment and the protection of legitimate expectations – Breach – None
(Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament, Annex III, Art. 2(1))
(see paragraphs 41, 46, 48, 56, 61, 63)
Operative part
1.
The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law.
2.
Each party shall bear their own costs.