Case T-168/03: Action brought on 13 May 2003 by Grigorios Giannoutsos and Others against the European Parliament
Date: 2003-08-02
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Parliament, European official, Greece, action for annulment (EU), allowances and expenses, redemption, regulations for civil servants

C 184/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.8.2003

Pleas in law and main arguments

— make the appropriate ruling as to costs and order the

Parliament to pay those costs.

The applicants in the present case, seek the annulment of the
Parliament's decision amending the method used for the calcu-
lation of annual travel costs to Greece.

The pleas in law and arguments submitted by the applicants in
support of their action are similar to those put forward by the
applicants in Cases T-221/02 (1) and T-44/03 (2).

(1) OJ 2002 C 247, p. 17.
(2) OJ 2003 C 101, p. 40.

Action brought on 13 May 2003 by Grigorios Gian-
noutsos and Others against the European Parliament

(Case T-168/03)

(2003/C 184/89)

(Language of the case: French)

An action against the European Parliament was brought before
the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on
13 May 2003 by Grigorios Giannoutsos, residing in Luxem-
bourg, and 4 other officials,
represented by G. Bounéou,
lawyer, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The applicants claim that the Court should:

— annul the decision of the competent hierarchical authority
changing, with effect from a year not further specified
(1993, 1996, 1997, or another year, and for the period
during which the
the
European Parliament),
the procedure for calculating the
annual expense of travelling to Greece in respect of the
journey via Brindisi, as taken into consideration for desti-
nations in the Pelopponese;

applicants were officials of

or, in the alternative,

— annul the decision of the competent hierarchical authority
to reimburse, with effect from a year not further specified
(1993, 1996, 1997, or another year, and for the period
the
during which the
European Parliament), the cost of the sea passage from
Brindisi to various Greek frontier points (Corfu, Igoume-
nitsa, Patras) on the basis of an ‘aircraft type seat’ ticket;

applicants were officials of

— annul all

the applicants' pay slips

implementing the

decisions annulment of which is sought;

— reimburse to the applicants all

the amounts not paid
following implementation of the decisions annulment of
which is sought, together with legal interest;

Pleas in law and main arguments

The applicants in this case seek the annulment of the Parlia-
ment's decision changing the method of calculating annual
travel expenses to Greece.

The pleas in law and main arguments put
forward by the
applicants in support of their application are similar to those
of the applicants in Cases T-221/02 (1) and T-44/03 (2).

(1) OJ C 247 12.10.02, p. 17.
(2) OJ C 101 26.04.03, p. 40.

Action brought on 12 May 2003 by Nicole Heurtaux
against Commission of the European Communities

(Case T-172/03)

(2003/C 184/90)

(Language of the case: French)

An action against the Commission of the European Commu-
nities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 12 May 2003 by Nicole Heurtaux,
residing in Brussels, represented by Sébastien Orlandi, Albert
Coolen, Jean-Noël Louis and Étienne Marchal, lawyers, with an
address for service in Luxembourg.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— annul the Commission decision not to include the appli-
cant's name on the list of officials promoted to grade 2
for
its decision being
apparent
from the publication of administrative notice
No 9-2002 of 14 August 2002

the 2002 promotion exercise,

— order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of her application, the applicant argues breach of
the obligation to provide a statement of reasons and infringe-
the
ment of Article 5 of
principle of equal treatment, the principle that officials should
have reasonable career prospects and the principle of good
administration and sound management.

the Staff Regulations, breach of