CELEX: 62017TA0161
Language: en
Date: 2018-11-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-161/17: Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2018 — Le Pen v Parliament (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)

4.2.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 44/29
            
         
      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))
      (2019/C 44/37)
      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:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  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.