ECJ 6 October 2021, case C-408/20 P (Poggiolini v Parliament), Miscellaneous

Summary

Succesful appeal against General Court Order dated 3 July 2020 on rejection of claims regarding recovery of pension amounts. The case is referred back to the General Court for a ruling on the claims made by Mr Poggiolini.

Order

The Court (First Chamber):

1. Sets aside the order of the General Court of the European Union of 3 July 2020, Falqui and Poggiolini v Parliament (T‑347/19 and T‑348/19, not published, EU:T:2020:303), in so far as it rejected the claims made by Mr Danilo Poggiolini in case T‑348/19 for annulment of the note of 11 April 2019 drawn up by the Head of the ‘Members’ Salaries and Social Entitlements’ Unit of the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Finance and concerning the adjustment of the amount of pension he receives following the entry into force, on 1 January 2019, of Decision No 14/2018 of the Ufficio di Presidenza della Camera dei deputati (Office of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Italy) and of the decision of the European Parliament set out in the letter of 8 July 2019;
2. Dismisses the plea of inadmissibility raised by the European Parliament before the General Court in Case T‑348/19;
3. Refers Case T‑348/19 back to the General Court for a ruling on the claims made by Mr Danilo Poggiolini in Case T‑348/19 for annulment of that note and that decision;
4. Reserves the costs.