Press Release: Judgment in Cases T-770/16 and T-352/17. Janusz Korwin-Mikke v Parliament

The General Court annuls the decisions of the Bureau of the European Parliament to impose penalties on the European MEP Korwin-Mikke due to comments made on the floor of the Parliament.

Despite the particularly shocking nature of Mr Korwin-Mikke’s comments, in the absence of disorder or disruption of Parliament whilst in session, the relevant provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament did not justify an MEP being penalised for comments made in the exercise of his parliamentary functions.