Due to the ATHENA mechanism and other ad hoc mechanisms financed by the Member States or even the European Development Fund, the European Parliament is not in a position to exercise any budgetary scrutiny over ESDP military operations.
ATHENA mehānisma un citu ad hoc mehānismu dēļ, kurus finansē dalībvalstis vai pat Eiropas Attīstības fonds, Eiropas Parlamentam nav iespējams veikt nekādu budžeta kontroli attiecībā uz EDAP militārajām operācijām.