Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000933/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Erik Kaliňák (NI)
According to media reports, the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) is set to recover funds granted to the ‘Projekt Fórum’ civil society organisation. This is allegedly due to insufficient documentation concerning the use of funds from the grant for the project ‘Mirrors of Europe’, which ran from 2010 to 2012). The amount to be recovered is likely to be in the region of EUR 160 000 (including legal and enforcement costs)[1].
Although the EACEA, as an EU executive agency, is responsible for the implementation of designated EU programmes, under Council Regulation 58/2003 the Commission continues to have responsibilities and a number of powers vis-à-vis the executive agencies or programmes, including, inter alia, supervisory power over the implementation of the programmes (Article 20 of the Regulation).
In view of the above, I would like to ask the Commission for confirmation of the veracity of the above-mentioned media reports.
- 1.If a confirmation of co-financing was required, does the Commission know whether the ‘Projekt Fórum’ organisation provided such confirmation?
- 2.There has also been media coverage of the claim by the European Ombudsman that the project did not meet the eligibility requirements for funding under the Culture programme 2007-2013. Is the Commission aware of this allegation, and what are the implications?
- 3.Does the Commission agree with EACEA’s claim that the use of funds was insufficiently documented? What data were missing?
Submitted: 5.3.2025
- [1] https://plus7dni.pluska.sk/aktualne/marta-simeckova-obcianske-zdruzenie-projekt-forum-exekucia-agentura-europska-unia