Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 5 June 2012 – Giannakouris v Commission

(Case F-83/10) ¹

(Civil service – Officials – Remuneration – Family allowances – Education allowance – Conditions of grant – Deduction of an allowance of like nature paid from other sources)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Konstantinos Giannakouris (Roodt-sur-Syre, Luxembourg) (represented by: V. Christianos, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Martin, Agent, and E. Bourtzalas and E. Antypas, lawyers)

Re:

Annulment of the decision of the Commission whereby the education allowance granted to the applicant was reduced on the basis that his daughter receives financial assistance from a Member State by way of a grant and a loan.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Mr Giannakouris to pay the European Commission’s costs.

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¹ OJ C 13, 15.1.2011, p. 38.