Corte di giustizia UE/2020

62019CO0628_INF Order of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] ([OSCURATO:PERSONA]) of 6 May 2020 – [OSCURATO:PERSONA] v [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (Case C‑628/19 P) ( 1 ) (Appeal – [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Parliamentary assistance allowances – Recovering sums unduly paid) 1. Appeals – Grounds – Grounds which are manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded – Dismissal at any point, by reasoned order, without an oral procedure (Rules of Procedure of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Art. 181) (see para. 22) 2. Appeals – Grounds – Specific criticism of a point of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] reasoning necessary (Statue of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Art. 56; Rules of Procedure of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Arts 168(1)(d) and 169(2)) (see para. 32) 3. [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Members – Payment of expenses and allowances – Parliamentary assistance allowances – Check relating to the use of parliamentary assistance costs – Burden of proof (Decision of the Bureau of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] concerning implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA], Art. 33(1) and (2)) (see paras 36, 45, 46) 4. EU law – Principles – Rights of defence – Right to be heard – Scope – Obligation to grant the person concerned the opportunity to state his views orally – None (see paras 37-39, 41) 5. Judicial proceedings – Measures of inquiry – Hearing of witnesses – Discretion of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (see paras 51, 52) Operative part 1. The appeal is dismissed as being manifestly unfounded. 2. [OSCURATO:PERSONA] is ordered to pay the costs. ( 1 ) OJ C 372, 4.11.2019 .