Action brought on 27 August 2010 - Hidalgo v European Parliament

(Case F-70/10)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: José Manuel Hidalgo (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: A. Coolen, J.N. Louis and E. Marchal, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for the annulment of the applicant's salary adjustment slip for the period from July to December 2009 and the salary slips issued since 1 January 2010 within the framework of the annual adjustment of the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities pursuant to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1296/2009 of 23 December 2009 and a claim for compensation.

Forms of order sought

Declare that Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1296/2009 of 23 December 2009 is not applicable;

Annul the decision of the Secretary General of the European Parliament of 4 June 2010 rejecting the applicant's complaint regarding his salary adjustment slip for the period from July to December 2009 and his salary slips issued since 1 January 2010 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1296/2009 of 23 December 2009;

Annul, where necessary, the decisions of the European Parliament on the establishment of his salary adjustment slip for the period from July to December 2009 and his salary slips issued since 1 January 2010 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1296/2009 of 23 December 2009;

Order the Parliament to pay the applicant the arrears of remuneration to which he is entitled, plus default interest calculated, from the date those arrears were due, at the rate laid down by the ECB for its main refinancing operations, increased by two percentage points;

Order the Parliament to pay the applicant a symbolic sum of EUR 1 to compensate for breaches of administrative duty and to pay the costs.

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