Overview

• An OLAF report determined that between 2009 and 2018 Jean-Marie Le Pen misused parliamentary allowances to claim personal items such as umbrellas, smart watches and 129 wine bottles.
• The European Parliament issued its recovery order in 2023 after formally notifying Le Pen in January 2024 and inviting his observations within two months.
• Following Jean-Marie Le Pen’s death in January 2025, his daughter Marine Le Pen and her siblings maintained the appeal against the €303,201 debit note.
• The General Court found no breach of legal certainty or protection of legitimate expectations during both the OLAF investigation and the subsequent administrative procedure.
• Heirs retain the right to escalate the case to the higher chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union for a final decision.