Overview

• The European Parliament has invoked provisional enforcement to demand €3.5 million in damages from Rassemblement National (RN).
• This demand follows the March 2025 Paris court ruling that convicted Marine Le Pen and 23 others for misusing EU funds between 2004 and 2016.
• The €3.5 million comprises €3.25 million for financial harm, €200,000 for moral harm, and legal fees, with €1 million already paid by RN during the investigation.
• Marine Le Pen received a four-year prison sentence (two years suspended) and a five-year public office ban as part of the court's ruling.
• The financial demand could strain RN's budget and jeopardize its plans to self-fund its next presidential campaign ahead of an appeal decision expected in summer 2026.