EU court rules against family of late Jean-Marie Le Pen in expenses case

Marine Le Pen and her father Jean-Marie Le Pen were both members of the European Parliament. REUTERS/Robert Pratta/Files

An EU court has dismissed an appeal brought by the heirs of the late French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. The family were disputing a European Parliament demand for repayment of more than €300,000 that he wrongly claimed in expenses during his time as an MEP.

Last year, the European Parliament accused Le Pen of having improperly claimed money that he had spent on personal matters as parliamentary expenses, when he served as a member of the parliament.