Source: European Parliament
Entities implementing EU funds must comply with EU restrictive measures[1]. In June 2024, the European Council reiterated its strongest condemnation of the brutal terrorist attacks conducted by Hamas and other terrorist groups against Israel on 7 October 2023[2]. Hamas is listed on the EU terrorist list[3].
In January 2024, the EU established a framework for restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad[4], and has since designated 12 individuals and three entities.
The latest recast[5] of the EU Financial Regulation approved in September 2024 includes a new exclusion ground under the early detection and exclusion system for entities, as well as individuals that engage in activities contrary to EU values where such misconduct has an impact on the entity’s integrity that risks to negatively affect its performance of a legal commitment.
As regards student visas, Member States are responsible for the issuance of visas and residence permits for students from third countries, and for carrying out the necessary security checks on those arriving in the EU in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801[6].
Article 7 of the directive determines that third-country nationals who are considered to pose a threat to public policy, public security or public health shall not be admitted. Posing a threat to public security is also listed in Article 21 as a ground for withdrawal or non-renewal of an authorisation of residence.
- [1] Article 215, Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:12012E/TXT:en:PDF
- [2] https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/qa3lblga/euco-conclusions-27062024-en.pdf
- [3] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02001E0931-20240221
- [4] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02024D0385-20240119
- [5] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj/eng
- [6] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/801/oj/eng