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EU Parliament committee votes to challenge Council at CJEU over SAFE

The European Parliament's legal affairs committee voted to recommend Parliament challenge the Council at the EU Court of Justice over the EUR 150 billion SAFE defence loan instrument, adopted under Article 122 TFEU without Parliament's co-decision.

Reported Editor-read Socialists and Democrats newsroom, 24 June 2025

What it does not test. Does not itself file the case; a plenary decision and an actual filing, which President Metsola confirmed two days later, were still required.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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