Judgment_paragraph 61 · Gert-Jan Dennekamp v European Parliament (T-115/13)

61None the less, the strict interpretation of the condition of necessity laid down by Article 8(b) of Regulation No 45/2001 does not mean that a general justification for the transfer of personal data, like the public’s right to information concerning the conduct of MEPs in the exercise of their duties, cannot be taken into consideration. In fact, as is already evident from paragraph 54 above, the general nature of the justification for the transfer has no direct effect on whether the transfer is necessary for the purposes of attaining the applicant’s aim.