Her court European Union rejected today’s appeal to his heirs Jean-Marie Lepen against a decision required by the former leader of the National Front (which is now renamed national alarm) to return about 300,000 euros that had been paid to him unjustly by the European parliament as compensation for official expenses.

This case is different by that of the former National Front’s parliamentary assistants who had cost convictions to party personalities, including Marin Lepenearly 2025 in Paris.

It concerns Jean-Marie Lepen’s personal expenses when he was a MEP who had “unjustifiably»Is characterized official costs.

The European Parliament accused the co -founder of the far -right party, whose MEP has been almost constantly for three decades until 2019, that he had requested to be compensated for a whole series of personal expenses by describing them as describing them. operating costs.

According to a report by the European Fraud of Fraud (OLAF), Jean-Marie Lepen had been compensated, without having to spend, for newsletters, pen, visiting cards, tie, umbrella, kitchen scales, office watches, electronics,

The Secretary General of the European Parliament had announced in July 2024 to Jean-Marie Lepen that it should return the exact amount of 303.200.99 euros.

The far -right leader had resort to against request arguing that he violates the security of law, his legitimate expectations and his right to a fair trial. After his death on January 7, 2025, his three daughters, Marin, Jan and Marie-Caroline, had continuing to his appeal as heirsexplains the EU Court.

In his ruling, the court, based in Luxembourg, states that the European Parliament’s process that led to the demand for the refund of that money, “It was not opposed to the principles of legal security and the protection of justified trust.”

The court rejected the arguments of Jean-Marie Lepen and his heirs saying that the European Parliament followed her procedure due: Lepen was informed as he should, he was allowed to answer and could not justify the costs. He also ruled that the right to a fair trial does not apply to administrative proceedings.

Consequently, “the court rejects the appeal of Mr Lepen and his heirs”.