62019CO0628_INF
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 May 2020 – Szegedi v Parliament
(Case C‑628/19 P) (
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(Appeal – European Parliament – Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament – Parliamentary assistance allowances – Recovering sums unduly paid)
1.
Appeals – Grounds – Grounds which are manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded – Dismissal at any point, by reasoned order, without an oral procedure
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 181)
(see para. 22)
2.
Appeals – Grounds – Specific criticism of a point of the General Court’s reasoning necessary
(Statue of the Court of Justice, Art. 56; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 168(1)(d) and 169(2))
(see para. 32)
3.
European Parliament – Members – Payment of expenses and allowances – Parliamentary assistance allowances – Check relating to the use of parliamentary assistance costs – Burden of proof
(Decision of the Bureau of the Parliament concerning implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, Art. 33(1) and (2))
(see paras 36, 45, 46)
4.
EU law – Principles – Rights of defence – Right to be heard – Scope – Obligation to grant the person concerned the opportunity to state his views orally – None
(see paras 37-39, 41)
5.
Judicial proceedings – Measures of inquiry – Hearing of witnesses – Discretion of the General Court
(see paras 51, 52)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed as being manifestly unfounded.
2.
Mr Csanád Szegedi is ordered to pay the costs.
(
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)	OJ C 372, 4.11.2019.