26.6.2023

Official Journal of the European Union

C 223/20

(Case T-249/21) (*)

(Law governing the institutions - Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of Parliament - Parliamentary assistance allowance - Recovery of sums unduly paid - Obligation to state reasons - Independence of Members - Error of assessment)

(2023/C 223/27)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: SN (represented by: P. Eleftheriadis, Barrister)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, T. Lazian and M. Ecker, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 21 December 2020 concerning the recovery of a sum of EUR 196 199,84 unduly paid by way of parliamentary assistance allowance, and of the corresponding debit note of 15 January 2021.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.Annuls the decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 21 December 2020 concerning the recovery from SN of a sum of EUR 196 199,84 unduly paid by way of parliamentary assistance and the corresponding debit note of 15 January 2021, in so far as they concern sums paid for May, July and November 2016, June 2017 and March, April and November 2018;

2.Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

3.Orders SN and the Parliament to bear their own costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures.

(*)

Language of the case: English

(1)

OJ C 278, 12.7.2021.