Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — Europa Terra Nostra v Parliament
(Case T-13/17) 1
(Law governing the institutions — European Parliament — Decision awarding a grant to a political foundation — Pre-financing amount fixed at 33% of the maximum amount of the grant awarded — Obligation to provide a pre-financing bank guarantee — Financial Regulation — Rules for the application of the Financial Regulation — Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding — Proportionality — Misuse of powers)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Europa Terra Nostra eV (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: P. Richter, lawyer)
Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, C. Burgos and S. Alves, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment in part of Decision FINS-2017-30 of the European Parliament of 12 December 2016 relating to the award of a grant to the applicant, in so far as that decision limits the pre-financing amount to 33% of the maximum amount of the grant and makes its payment conditional on the provision of a bank guarantee.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Europa Terra Nostra eV to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 63, 27.2.2017.