Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 6 June 2007 – Mediocurso v Commission

(Joined Cases T-251/05 and T-425/05)

ESF – Training programmes – Reduction in the assistance originally granted – Statement of reasons – Principles of legal certainty and the protection of legitimate expectations – Absence of a manifest error of assessment

1.                     Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope (Art. 253 EC) (see paras 39-42)

2.                     Social policy – European Social Fund – Financial assistance for vocational training (Council Regulation No 2950/83, Arts 5(4) and 6(1); Council Decision 83/516, Art. 2(2); Commission Decision 83/673, Art. 7) (see paras 57-59, 61, 67)

Re:

ACTION for the annulment of, first, Commission Decision C(2005) 1236 of 14 April 2005 reducing the assistance granted by Decision C(89) 0570 of 22 March 1989 and, secondly, Commission Decision C(2005) 3557 of 13 September 2005 reducing the assistance granted by Decision C(89) 0570 of 22 March 1989.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Joins Cases T-251/05 and T-425/05 for the purposes of the judgment;

2. Dismisses the actions;

3. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.