Summary
The Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation invites written submissions from interested groups or individuals which will inform the further scrutiny process of the following EU legislative proposals.
Closing date
The closing date for receipt of submissions is 5 p.m. on Monday, 16 June 2025.
Consultation description
- COM(2025)122 Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) through the reinforcement of European defence industry Instrument
- COM(2025)123 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review
The Committee will consider any suitable written submissions received and may decide to invite a number of contributors to public hearings, should it be considered necessary.
Guidance
If you are interested in responding to a call for submissions it is important that you read our
guidance page.
Privacy
Before making your submission, please read our privacy statement.
- How to send your submission
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Please email an electronic document (searchable PDF or equivalent) to the clerk of the Committee. Submissions in other formats (video, for example) can be facilitated subject to communication with and further guidance from the Committee Clerk.
Please do not send hard copies of your submission, as this may cause confusion and duplication.
Please do not send your submission to individual committee members. The Clerk will ensure all members receive copies of all submissions.
- What to include in your submission
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Your submission should comprise the submission document and a separate covering letter. This allows the Committee to publish your submission without your contact details. Submissions in other formats (video, for example) can be facilitated subject to communication with and further guidance from the Committee Clerk.
In the covering letter, please include:
- your name, email address and contact telephone number
- if the submission is on behalf of an organisation, your position in the organisation
- a brief outline of why you are making the submission
- an indication of whether you would be willing to appear in public session at a committee meeting
In the submission document, please include:
- a brief introduction, for example, explaining your area of expertise
- any factual information that you have to offer from which the committee might be able to draw conclusions, or which could be put to other parties for their reactions
- links to any publications you refer to; there is no need to send such publications as attachments
- any recommendations to the committee; be as specific as possible and summarise your recommendations at the end of the document
- if your document is more than ten pages long, an executive summary of the main points made in the submission
- please remember to number your pages.
- Tips on writing your submission
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Keep your submission concise and to the point. Please do not include any unnecessary or superfluous material that does not relate directly to the topic.
If you refer to other publications, include links to the publications. There is no need to send them as attachments.
Please remember to number your pages.
If you would like more detailed guidance on writing your submission, please contact the Clerk to the Committee.
- Important information
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The Committee cannot consider submissions which deal with matters outside its remit.
The Committee cannot consider submissions which deal with individual cases.
Submissions sent to any other email address may not be accepted.
Anonymous submissions cannot be accepted and will be rejected.
Petitions and form letters may not be accepted or published.
Submissions made to a Committee may be published as received, either as part of a Committee report or separately, if the Committee decides to do so.
Making a submission is a public process
The Committee is not obliged to accept your submission nor is it obliged to publish any or all of the submission if it has been accepted. However, the operations of a parliament are a public process, and you should be aware that any submissions made to a Committee including your identity may be published either as part of a Committee report, or separately, if the Committee decides to do so.