Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2018 — Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe v Parliament

(Case T-118/17) ¹

(Law governing the institutions — European Parliament — Decision awarding a grant to a political foundation for the financial year 2017 and providing for pre-financing at a rate of 33% of the maximum grant amount and the obligation to provide a pre-financing bank guarantee — Action for annulment — Challengeable act — Admissibility — Obligation of impartiality — Rights of the defence — Financial regulation — Rules of application of the Financial Regulation — Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 — Proportionality)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe ASBL (IDDE) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: E. Plasschaert and É. Montens, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: C. Burgos and S. Alves, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of European Parliament Decision FINS-2017-28 of 12 December 2016 concerning the award of a grant to the applicant in so far as that decision suspends the payment of that grant for the financial year 2017 and limits the pre-financing to 33% of the maximum grant amount subject to the provision of a bank guarantee.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders the Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe ASBL (IDDE) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament, including those relating to the application for interim measures.

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¹ OJ C 121, 18.4.2017.