http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210616-193336-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/a-hollow-threat/ A Hollow Threat Chamon, Merijn eng 2021-06-16 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Conditionality Regulation EU Commission EU Parliament EU rule of law framework European Parliament Rule of Law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 10 June, the European Parliament passed a resolution on the application of the Conditionality Regulation and threatens to take the EU Commission to Court. However, the very peculiar ‘action for failure to act’ set out in Article 265 TFEU is not an appropriate procedure to solve the problem at issue. The Parliament should employ the more political means at its disposal to tackle a problem that is ultimately political in nature.