CELEX: 62021TA0010
Language: en
Date: 2021-09-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-10/21: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 — Griesbeck v Parliament (Law governing the institutions — Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the Parliament — Parliamentary assistance allowance — Recovery of sums unduly paid — Burden of proof — Rights of the defence — Error of assessment — Proportionality)

25.10.2021   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 431/37
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 — Griesbeck v Parliament
      (Case T-10/21) (1)
      
      (Law governing the institutions - Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the Parliament - Parliamentary assistance allowance - Recovery of sums unduly paid - Burden of proof - Rights of the defence - Error of assessment - Proportionality)
      (2021/C 431/44)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Nathalie Griesbeck (Ancy-sur-Moselle, France) (represented by: J.-L. Teheux, J.-M. Rikkers and G. Selnet, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, T. Lazian and M. Ecker, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of (i) the decision of the Bureau of the Parliament of 5 October 2020 which confirmed the decision of the Quaestors of 21 April 2020 rejecting the complaint directed against the decision of the Secretary-General of the Parliament of 18 October 2019 concerning the recovery from the applicant of a sum of EUR 111 872,18 unduly paid as parliamentary assistance, (ii) that decision of the Secretary-General of the Parliament, and (iii) the corresponding debit note of 24 October 2019.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Ms Nathalie Griesbeck to pay, in addition to her costs, those incurred by the European Parliament.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 72, 1.3.2021.