Source: European Parliament
Currently, the Turkish organisation Şark Forum Derneği[1] is not receiving any funding from Erasmus+. It has however received funding in the past for projects now finalised.
As coordinator of four projects, this organisation received (to be shared with their partner organisations) EUR 85 173 in 2021 and EUR 18 755 in 2020[2].
Applications for funding are assessed against the admissibility, eligibility, selection, exclusion, and award criteria laid down in public calls for proposals. The Erasmus+ selection procedure is published in full transparency[3].
The mentioned projects were selected by the national agency in charge of implementing Erasmus+ in Türkiye, as a third country associated to the Erasmus+ programme.
Erasmus+ is mainly implemented by national agencies in charge of selecting projects, managing grants and following up on project implementation, under supervision of their national authorities and the Commission.
In rolling out the Erasmus+ programme , the Commission, pursuant to t he Financial Regulation[4] and the grant agreements[5], is legally bound to ensure that programme beneficiaries commit to and ensure the respect of EU values and do not commit grave professional misconduct.
If there is evidence that a beneficiary violated the applicable legislation during the implementation of a project and did not comply with EU values, the Commission and the national agency shall make use of all available means to terminate the cooperation and recover the EU funds .
Furthermore, t he Financial Regulation recast that was proposed by the Commission in 2022 and was adopted in September 2024[6] will introduce some specific provisions reinforcing the current setup on EU values and extend the list of grounds for exclusion from EU funding to entities when it is established that they have activities contrary to the values on which the EU is founded.
- [1] https://www.sharqforum.org/
- [2] These figures are those granted by the national agency to the entire consortium managing each project after finalisation.
- [3] https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/programme-guide/part-c/what-happens-submission
- [4] https://commission.europa.eu/publications/eu-financial-regulation_en
- [5] Article 14 : https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/aga_en.pdf
- [6] https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/09/19/financial-regulation-council-greenlights-simpler-rules-for-executing-eu-budget/