#62025TO0758General Court Rejects Challenge Over Parliament Committee of Inquiry Request
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The General Court refused to hear a challenge by several Members of the European Parliament over the Parliament’s rejection of a request to create a committee of inquiry on transparency and accountability. The Court treated the Parliament’s position as not open to a direct annulment challenge. The practical result is that the proposed committee of inquiry will not be revived through this case, and MEPs seeking similar internal parliamentary inquiries face a high bar if they try to challenge procedural refusals in court.
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Key Changes
- The General Court dismissed the annulment action as inadmissible.
- The Parliament’s rejection of the committee of inquiry request was treated as not directly challengeable.
- The ruling leaves the proposed transparency and accountability committee of inquiry blocked.
Obligations
What this law requires
Under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants sought annulment of the European Parliament Conference of Presidents' 3 September 2025 rejection of a request to set up a committee of inquiry on transparency and accountability.
The General Court concluded that the Parliament's position rejecting the request to set up a committee of inquiry was not an act open to direct annulment challenge, making the application inadmissible.
Rule 215 of the European Parliament Rules of Procedure was applied to a request signed by more than one quarter of Members of the European Parliament to place creation of a committee of inquiry on the Conference of Presidents' agenda.