Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-40/16 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, August 30, 2019

• Resolution Date: August 30, 2019
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-40/16

Action brought on 29 July 2019 - MU v Parliament

(Case T-40/16)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: MU (represented by: A. Bruno, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

find and declare that the measure adopted by the European Parliament on 11 December 2015 refusing the additional payment for trainees with disabilities, provided for by Article 24(9) of the Internal Rules governing Traineeships and Study Visits in the Secretariat of the European Parliament, is unlawful;

accordingly, declare that MU has a personal right to be awarded the additional payment provided for in Article 29(9) of the rules governing traineeships at the European Parliament, since he has a disability of 70%;

order the European Parliament to pay to the applicant the additional remuneration provided for in the applicable rules, together with interest and monetary indexation from the date of the administrative request to the date of actual payment;

order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant claims:

The award of the additional payment to persons with disabilities, provided for in Article 24(9) of the Internal Rules governing Traineeships and Study Visits in the Secretariat of the European Parliament, is not a matter of discretion for the Parliament.

The percentage disability is confirmed or established by the...