15.1.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 13/13
Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2017 — Voigt v Parliament
(Case T-618/15) (1)
((Member of the European Parliament - Refusal to make Parliament premises available - Third-country nationals - Refusal of access to Parliament buildings - Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin - Discrimination on grounds of nationality - Admissibility of a plea - Discrimination on grounds of political opinions))
(2018/C 013/22)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Udo Voigt (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: P. Richter, lawyer)
Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, S. Seyr and M. Windisch, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of, firstly, the Parliament’s decision of 9 June 2015 refusing to make a room available to the applicant for the purpose of holding a press conference on 16 June 2015 and, secondly, of the Parliament’s decision of 16 June 2015 refusing Russian nationals access to its premises.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Mr Udo Voigt to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament, including those incurred in the proceedings before the Court of Justice.
(1) OJ C 106, 21.3.2016.
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