Source: European Parliament
In June 2024, the European Council reiterated its strongest condemnation of the brutal terrorist attacks conducted by Hamas and other terrorist groups on 7 October 2023[1].
Hamas is listed under the EU terrorist list[2]. Additionally, the EU established restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in January 2024[3].
Concerning projects funded under the EU budget, if a project is not implemented in line with the grant agreement, including non- respect of EU values , the Commission and (in case of indirect management such as for Erasmus+) the national agencies can take appropriate measures, including financial corrections as appropriate.
The Turkish organisation ‘Şark Forum Derneği’[4] is currently not receiving funding from Erasmus+ anymore but has received funding in the past for youth projects now finalised.
As coordinator of four projects, this organisation received EUR 85 173 (shared with their partner organisations) under the current Erasmus+ programme and EUR 18 755 under the previous programme[5].
The regular monitoring activities carried out during the project implementation period did not result in any issues being detected. As these projects have all been completed and this organisation has no longer contractual relations within the programme, there is no legal ground to take action vis-à-vis the projects in the specific context described.
The Commission would like to refer the Honourable Member to the Commission’s reply to Written Question P-001524/24, which addressed the same issue and complement this reply.
- [1] https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/qa3lblga/euco-conclusions-27062024-en.pdf
- [2] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02001E0931-20240221
- [3] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02024D0385-20240119
- [4] https://www.sharqforum.org/
- [5] These figures are those granted by the national agency to the entire consortium managing each project after finalisation.