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.
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