In an appeal against the Commission and the Council (Ministers) today he proceeded shortly before his work in Brussels, the European parliament before him EU Courtas revealed by MEP and member of the Security & Defense Committee, Professor Nicolas Farantouris. The European Parliament calls for the cancellation of Safe Regulation which allows third countries to participate (including Turkey) in funding € 150 billion for security and defense.
The news confirmed on ERT television by Nicolas Farantouris had heralded himself in his statements from Brussels in June.
“The appeal of the European Parliament shortly before our work began before the EU Court of Justice is our institutional response and justifies the objections I raised from the first moment. It is not an appeal by individual Eurograts or MEPs but of the entire European Parliament, after the objections we have submitted in May and shows that we can successfully claim things when we believe in them. “
The historical
In June, the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) ruled that the European Parliament must immediately initiate the legal procedure for the SAFE regulation in the Court of Justice of the European Union in violation of institutional balance and democratic legitimacy.
This decision came in response to the way in May the Safe regulation was adopted in May – a € 150 billion financial tool to boost the defense industry in Europe, in which Turkey can also participate as a “OMONOSSA” country (EU -integrated country).
As Mr Farantouris had pointed out, “the regulation was adopted without the co -opinion of the European Parliament in accordance with European law (Lisbon Treaty, Competition Procedure”). The Commission and the Council had reasons for “urgent” reasons, but which did not happen, which could also be satisfied with rapid European Parliament procedures.
The Greek MEP and professor of European law had then publicly denounced the violation of European law by the Commission and the Council of Ministers and had announced the appeal. Following the reactions, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola sent a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Laien, essentially announcing the appeal of the European Parliament.
Regulation “Kerkoporta”
Nikolas Farantouris had described the Safe regulation as a “double back door” for Turkey’s entry into European Security and Defense Institutions, a characterization also used by National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias as “the regulation” to be the “regulation”.
In his statements from Brussels, the Greek MEP said: “With our today’s appeal we call for order and legality. The decision to bypass the European Parliament is an institutional slip. Colossal decisions can not be made – such as the Safe Regulation – without democratic legitimacy and parliamentary control. And certainly without the strict adherence to European law. The “emergency” invocation is pre -emptive and opens dangerous roads. “
What is Safe Regulation
The Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 of May 27, 2025, to establish security in Europe (SAFE) has established a new financial tool “Safe” (Security Action for Europe), with a budget of 150 billion euros to boost European defense industry and defense Members. Safe is part of the wider “Readiness 2030” plan and aspires to form a European defense market with the participation of third countries, such as Turkey, in common supplies.
The Commission has chosen as a legal basis for Article 122 of the EU Treaty, which provides for decisions only by the Council in “emergency circumstances”. This article excluded the European Parliament from co -opinion, that is, the determination of how these huge funds are managed.
The “Principle of Sympatony” of the European Parliament