Case T-100/03: Action brought on 14 March 2003 by Maison de l'Europe Avignon-Méditerranée against the Commission of the European Communities
Date: 2003-05-10
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), dissemination of information, institutional agreement

C 112/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.5.2003

Action brought on 14 March 2003 by Maison de l’Europe
Avignon-Méditerranée against the Commission of the
European Communities

(Case T-100/03)

(2003/C 112/85)

(Language of the case: French)

— that the Commission, by encouraging the expansion of
actions and by making late payment (one and a half
years) of the amounts granted, in particular to the MEAM,
undermined the position of the latter. Consequently, by
adopting the contested decision, the defendant appears
to have avoided discussion which, doubtless, would have
shown it to be partially responsible for MEAM’s alleged
shortcomings; such a discussion is nevertheless essential
and must precede any decision to terminate the activities
of an IPE.

The applicant also alleges failure to provide a statement of
reasons.

An action against the Commission of the European Communi-
ties was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 14 March 2003 by Maison de
l’Europe Avignon-Méditerranée
established in
Avignon (France), represented by François Martineau, lawyer.

(MEAM),

(1) Not yet published.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— annul the decision of 24 January 2003 of the Commission
of the European Communities terminating the agreement
on the setting up of an Info-Point Europe (IPE)
in
Avignon, signed on 23 October 2000;

Action brought on 14 March 2003 by Centro Informativo
per la collaborazione tra le imprese e la promozione degli
investimenti in Sicilia — CIS — in liquidation against the
Commission of the European Communities

— order the defendant to pay the ‘recoverable costs’ in their

entirety.

(Case T-102/03)

(2003/C 112/86)

Pleas in law and main arguments

(Language of the case: Italian)

The applicant association in the present case is the same one
as in Case T-43/03 Maison de l’Europe Avignon-Méditer-
ranée (1). The present action is directed against the termination
by the Commission of the agreement entered into with the
applicant on the setting-up of an Info-Point Europe (IPE).

The termination at issue of the agreement in question is
based cumulatively on an alleged ‘loss of confidence’ by the
Commission in the applicant and on certain provisions of the
new financial regulation.

In support of its claims, the applicant alleges:

— error of law in the present case, inasmuch as the grounds
for the conduct at issue were not among those which
could validly justify its adoption under the applicable
provisions. Neither the agreement in question, Annex I
thereto on the statutes of the IPE, nor the new financial
regulation provide for termination of an agreement on
the setting-up of an IPE in the event that the Commission
loses confidence in the other party.

An action against the Commission of the European Communi-
ties was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 14 March 2003 by Centro
Informativo per la collaborazione tra le imprese e la promo-
zione degli investimenti in Sicilia — CIS — in liquidation,
represented by Andrea Scuderi and Giorgia Motta, lawyers.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— annul the contested decision

— order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The present application has been brought against the decision
of the Commission of 15 November 2002 C(2002) 4155