{"id":174726,"date":"2026-07-23T05:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=174726"},"modified":"2026-07-23T07:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:22:41","slug":"eu-stoppar-save-europe-act-kampanjen-gar-till-domstol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/eu-halts-save-europe-act-campaign-case-goes-to-court\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Blocks the Save Europe Act \u2013 Campaign Heads to Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nearly 600,000 Europeans had already thrown their support behind the Save Europe Act when the European Commission announced that the initiative would not be registered. Now, the campaign leadership refuses to give up\u2014and is preparing a legal counteroffensive.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Commission has rejected the application to register <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.save-europe-act.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save Europe Act<\/a><\/strong> as a European citizens' initiative (<em>European Citizens\u2019 Initiative<\/em>, <strong>ECI<\/strong>). This prevents the campaign from using the EU\u2019s official system to collect the one million valid signatures required for the Commission to formally consider the proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commission announced that the initiative does not meet the legal requirements for registration. According to the Commission, parts of the proposal clearly conflict with the EU\u2019s fundamental values and the prohibition against discrimination. The Commission stated that its review concerned the legal admissibility of the initiative\u2014not its political appropriateness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nearly 600,000 names the campaign has collected so far are therefore signatures of political support, not formally approved signatures under the EU\u2019s citizens\u2019 initiative system. Such an initiative can begin its official signature collection only after registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.save-europe-act.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign the Save Europe Act<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Outlines the immigration requirements<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among other things, the Save Europe Act aims to halt continued mass immigration from non-Western countries, strengthen the EU\u2019s external borders, and establish a European framework for repatriation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the campaign, the Commission bases its rejection on the grounds that a ban based on ethnic, cultural, or civilizational origin would constitute racial discrimination against third-country nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SaveEuropeAct\/status\/2079948621118611512\">X<\/a><\/strong> The organization writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dThe European Commission has just officially refused to register the Save Europe Act as a citizens\u201d initiative, thereby disregarding the votes of nearly 600,000 European patriots.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dWe\u2019re not going to stop here. We\u2019re going to take action against this decision. The fight continues.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The European Commission has just officially refused to register the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SaveEuropeAct?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@saveeuropeact<\/a> as a citizens\u2019 initiative, disregarding the voices of nearly 600,000 European patriots.<br><br>According to them, the desire to halt open-ended non-Western mass immigration and protect the demographic\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rpxwv9xw1t\">pic.twitter.com\/rpxwv9xw1t<\/a><\/p>- Save Europe Act (@SaveEuropeAct) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SaveEuropeAct\/status\/2079948621118611512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201dSee you in court\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the organizers, <strong>Eva Vlaardingerbroek<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/status\/2080009485242798267\">reacts<\/a><\/strong> by calling the announcement a gross violation of Europeans' democratic rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dThey claim that wanting to keep Europe European is \u2019racist\u2019 and contrary to \u2019European values.\u2019 We will no longer accept this madness. Europe belongs to us. See you in court.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The campaign states that its lawyers will now challenge the decision in court. At the same time, the petition drive continues outside the EU\u2019s formal system, with the goal of reaching one million signatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The European Commission rejected the registration of the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SaveEuropeAct?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SaveEuropeAct<\/a>.<br><br>They claim that wanting to keep Europe European is \u201cracist\u201d and goes against \u201cEuropean values.\u201d.<br><br>We\u2019re not putting up with this madness anymore. <br><br>Europe belongs to us.<br><br>See you in court. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OoqE5W5xBw\">pic.twitter.com\/OoqE5W5xBw<\/a><\/p>- Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EvaVlaar\/status\/2080009485242798267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission is blocking the Save Europe Act despite nearly 600,000 signatures. 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