Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002861/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Paolo Inselvini (ECR), Carlo Ciccioli (ECR), Alberico Gambino (ECR), Pietro Fiocchi (ECR), Marco Squarta (ECR)
Recently published by the Commission, the 2025 CERV call for proposals[1] is the umpteenth example of how this institution uses public funds to push its own ideologies, which are totally out of touch with reality and with the views of millions of EU citizens.
Surprisingly, the only form of religious discrimination that the call does not mention is that against Christians, an omission that is made all the more egregious when we see that, according to the latest OIDAC data (which also draws on ODIHR/OSCE sources[2]), hate crimes against Christians in Europe rose almost 20 % between 2022 and 2023. In addition, only 10 EU governments provided disaggregated data, a critical monitoring deficit.
The CERV-2025-EQUAL call also earmarks funding for projects focusing on the LGBTIQ agenda and mentions ‘rainbow families’, a concept which is not recognised by law in Italy and other Member States.
It is unacceptable that, instead of being used to tackle all forms of discrimination fairly and impartially, European public funds are allocated to push a biased and ideological understanding of discrimination in Europe .
In the light of the above:
- 1.Why did the Commission not include any initiatives combating discrimination against Christians in the CERV-2025-EQUAL call?
- 2.How can it justify supporting social models that are not legally recognised in a number of Member States?
- 3.Will the Commission revise the 2025 CERV call for proposals so that it genuinely ensures pluralism and upholds national competences?
Supporter[3]
Submitted: 14.7.2025
- [1] https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CERV-2025-EQUAL-RESTRICTED?isExactMatch=true&status=31094501,31094502&frameworkProgramme=43251589&order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate.
- [2] Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
- [3] This question is supported by a Member other than the authors: Stefano Cavedagna (ECR)