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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – State of play of the EU accession negotiations with Ukraine versus the Western Balkans – E-002321/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002321/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Friedrich Pürner (NI)

    Ukraine was granted EU candidate country status in 2022 and is among the ten countries hoping to accede to the Union. The Western Balkans embarked upon their journey to EU membership in 2003. Since then, only Croatia has joined the Union (in 2013), while the other countries are still working towards the Copenhagen criteria. By contrast, although Ukraine is at war, its accession process is advancing at a much faster pace.

    • 1.What progress has Ukraine made in ticking off the Copenhagen criteria and the individual chapters of the EU acquis since being conferred candidate status in June 2022, and what specific challenges remain, particularly in the areas of the rule of law, fighting corruption, and judicial reform?
    • 2.Are there discussions within the Commission about adapting or loosening the accession requirements for Ukraine in certain areas – for example, as regards the full implementation of the EU acquis or economic convergence – in order to speed up the accession process, and if so, how is a balance being struck between expedition and compliance with the accession criteria?
    • 3.To what extent is the Commission taking the current geopolitical situation and the ongoing war in Ukraine into account when setting timelines and priorities for the accession negotiations, and are there any plans to introduce transitional arrangements or special agreements in order to facilitate the accession process in these extraordinary circumstances?

    Submitted: 10.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Agricultural products from Türkiye containing banned pesticides – E-001061/2025(ASW)

    Source: European Parliament

    Food products from third countries, regardless of their origin, must comply with EU food safety standards laid down in EU legislation. According to Regulation (EU) 2017/625[1], Member States must carry out official controls and enforcement activities at all stages of distribution, including at the import stage.

    Where food of non-animal origin from third countries poses a risk, the Commission adopts measures through Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793[2], including increased frequency checks at border control posts.

    Member States are to impose penalties applicable to the infringement of the Union agri-food chain legislation. These penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and the Member States’ competent authorities are responsible for the removal of non-compliant consignments from the EU market.

    The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is established to ensure an exchange of information between Member States to support a swift reaction by food safety authorities.

    The Commission performs audits[3] in Member States and in third countries to ensure that their official control systems guarantee that goods intended for export to the EU comply with applicable EU rules. As suggested in the Vision for Food and Agriculture, a dedicated task force will be established, which will significantly increase the Union’s response to further strengthening the control on imports.

    • [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/625/oj.
    • [2] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2019/1793/oj/eng.
    • [3] https://ec.europa.eu/food/audits-analysis/audit_reports/index.cfm.
    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Agricultural products from Türkiye containing banned pesticides – E-001061/2025(ASW)

    Source: European Parliament

    Food products from third countries, regardless of their origin, must comply with EU food safety standards laid down in EU legislation. According to Regulation (EU) 2017/625[1], Member States must carry out official controls and enforcement activities at all stages of distribution, including at the import stage.

    Where food of non-animal origin from third countries poses a risk, the Commission adopts measures through Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793[2], including increased frequency checks at border control posts.

    Member States are to impose penalties applicable to the infringement of the Union agri-food chain legislation. These penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and the Member States’ competent authorities are responsible for the removal of non-compliant consignments from the EU market.

    The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is established to ensure an exchange of information between Member States to support a swift reaction by food safety authorities.

    The Commission performs audits[3] in Member States and in third countries to ensure that their official control systems guarantee that goods intended for export to the EU comply with applicable EU rules. As suggested in the Vision for Food and Agriculture, a dedicated task force will be established, which will significantly increase the Union’s response to further strengthening the control on imports.

    • [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/625/oj.
    • [2] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2019/1793/oj/eng.
    • [3] https://ec.europa.eu/food/audits-analysis/audit_reports/index.cfm.
    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Agricultural products from Türkiye containing banned pesticides – E-001061/2025(ASW)

    Source: European Parliament

    Food products from third countries, regardless of their origin, must comply with EU food safety standards laid down in EU legislation. According to Regulation (EU) 2017/625[1], Member States must carry out official controls and enforcement activities at all stages of distribution, including at the import stage.

    Where food of non-animal origin from third countries poses a risk, the Commission adopts measures through Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793[2], including increased frequency checks at border control posts.

    Member States are to impose penalties applicable to the infringement of the Union agri-food chain legislation. These penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and the Member States’ competent authorities are responsible for the removal of non-compliant consignments from the EU market.

    The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is established to ensure an exchange of information between Member States to support a swift reaction by food safety authorities.

    The Commission performs audits[3] in Member States and in third countries to ensure that their official control systems guarantee that goods intended for export to the EU comply with applicable EU rules. As suggested in the Vision for Food and Agriculture, a dedicated task force will be established, which will significantly increase the Union’s response to further strengthening the control on imports.

    • [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/625/oj.
    • [2] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2019/1793/oj/eng.
    • [3] https://ec.europa.eu/food/audits-analysis/audit_reports/index.cfm.
    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Media reports of opaque funding of non-governmental organisations to promote EU climate policy (cont.) – E-002335/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002335/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Anna Bryłka (PfE)

    An article in the Welt am Sonntag (cited on 7 June 2025 in Euronews and Politico) reported allegations of certain ‘secret contracts’ between the Commission and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), such as ‘ClientEarth’ and ‘Friends of the Earth’[1].

    According to the article, the Commission provided up to EUR 700 000 to fund actions aimed at promoting EU climate policy, including engaging German coal power plants in legal disputes to increase their legal and financial risks. To fully clarify this issue and ensure public confidence in the Commission’s actions:

    • 1.Does the Commission plan to organise an audit or review of grant agreements with NGOs in order to ensure funding is transparent?
    • 2.What steps have been taken to investigate all allegations concerning claims that the Commission instructed NGOs to lobby for specific policies under the Green Deal?
    • 3.What additional measures does the Commission intend to introduce to increase the transparency of NGO funding and address public concerns regarding this matter?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    • [1] https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/plus256221718/geheime-vertraege-offengelegt-eu-kommission-bezahlte-aktivisten-fuer-klimalobbyismus.html?icid=search.product.onsitesearch.
    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Media reports of opaque funding of non-governmental organisations to promote EU climate policy (cont.) – E-002335/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002335/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Anna Bryłka (PfE)

    An article in the Welt am Sonntag (cited on 7 June 2025 in Euronews and Politico) reported allegations of certain ‘secret contracts’ between the Commission and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), such as ‘ClientEarth’ and ‘Friends of the Earth’[1].

    According to the article, the Commission provided up to EUR 700 000 to fund actions aimed at promoting EU climate policy, including engaging German coal power plants in legal disputes to increase their legal and financial risks. To fully clarify this issue and ensure public confidence in the Commission’s actions:

    • 1.Does the Commission plan to organise an audit or review of grant agreements with NGOs in order to ensure funding is transparent?
    • 2.What steps have been taken to investigate all allegations concerning claims that the Commission instructed NGOs to lobby for specific policies under the Green Deal?
    • 3.What additional measures does the Commission intend to introduce to increase the transparency of NGO funding and address public concerns regarding this matter?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    • [1] https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/plus256221718/geheime-vertraege-offengelegt-eu-kommission-bezahlte-aktivisten-fuer-klimalobbyismus.html?icid=search.product.onsitesearch.
    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – European rules on nitrous oxide for recreational use – E-002334/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002334/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Nadine Morano (PPE)

    Several Member States have reported an increase in cases of severe poisoning and deaths related to recreational use of nitrous oxide (‘laughing gas’), especially among young people. In 2023, some 472 incidents were reported to the French CEIP-A, an organisation which assesses and monitors drug addiction, an increase of 30% compared to 2022.

    In 92% of the cases, the doses consumed were high, often from large-volume canisters, and 50% of users reported daily consumption. More than 80% of cases presented serious neurological complications, including spinal cord damage. According to Santé publique France, in 2022 some 14% of 18-24 year-olds had experimented with nitrous oxide. The rules vary greatly from one Member State to another.

    • 1.Does the Commission intend to harmonise the rules on the sale and use of nitrous oxide at European level?
    • 2.Are there plans to include nitrous oxide in the scope of the European Union Drugs Agency and in the Early Warning System?
    • 3.What information campaigns are being supported at European level to raise awareness of the neurological and respiratory risks associated with using nitrous oxide?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Rescue at sea by the aid vessel ‘Madleen’ – P-002408/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Priority question for written answer  P-002408/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Özlem Demirel (The Left)

    On 5 June 2025, the Gaza-bound aid vessel ‘Madleen’ received a distress signal via a Frontex drone. It provided a location update for a boat with 30-40 people on board. The ‘Madleen’ contacted Greek authorities and, as the boat was in Egypt’s search-and-rescue zone, Egyptian authorities too. The crew launched a rescue boat. Another vessel approached; it was initially assumed to be Egyptian, but turned out to be a Libyan coastguard vessel. It took the people on board, apparently against their will. Four of them jumped into the sea out of fear; they were rescued by the ‘Madleen’, with Frontex subsequently taking charge of them.

    • 1.When and by what means (aircraft, drones, satellite reconnaissance) did Frontex observe and/or contact the ‘Madleen’ or the vessel ‘Conscious’, which had been on a similar mission?
    • 2.What facts are known to Frontex about the maritime emergency on 5 June 2025 (position and time, actor making the sighting, distress signals sent and received, maritime emergency coordination centres that were competent and took action, vessels in the vicinity, order given to the ‘Madleen’ to carry out the rescue)?
    • 3.Who directed Frontex to take charge of the rescued persons from the ‘Madleen’, and to hand them over to another centre, and where are those persons and the people taken on board by the Libyan coastguard vessel ‘Tareq Bin Zayed’ now?

    Submitted: 16.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Cybersecurity and operational readiness of port authorities – the need for pan-European coordination – E-002367/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002367/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)

    As revealed by reports in the Greek press[1], the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy’s information system has reportedly been out of operation for several days and remains so to this date, for reasons still unknown. Even the official webpage is down. The disruption affects some of the Coast Guard’s critical digital applications, which help ensure that citizens are safe and get the assistance they need.

    In addition, the Coast Guard is entrusted with critical responsibilities, including maritime safety, maritime transport control and the management of migration flows, which are relevant for European security.

    This incident, whatever may have caused it, calls into question the operational readiness of critical EU infrastructure, in particular in relation to services at the EU’s external borders.

    Can the Commission therefore say:

    • 1.Have its services been informed of the aforementioned malfunctions?
    • 2.Does it intend to establish, in particular, protocols and mechanisms to prevent and respond to such situations?
    • 3.Does it intend to establish a single framework for assessing the cybersecurity of Member States’ port and border structures?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    • [1] https://www.documentonews.gr/article/sovari-kataggelia-epese-o-server-toy-ypoyrgeioy-naytilias-tyflo-to-limeniko/, https://www.newsbreak.gr/ellada/888514/psifiaki-katarreysi-offline-ypoyrgeio-naytilias-kai-limeniko-ti-ginetai-me-ton-server/.
    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Exclusion of sexual and reproductive health medicines from the EU’s list of critical medicines – E-002365/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002365/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Carolina Morace (The Left), Valentina Palmisano (The Left), Dario Tamburrano (The Left)

    To prevent shortages and boost the resilience of the European health system, the Commission, with the technical and scientific support of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and national agencies, published the EU list of critical medicines in December 2023, and updated it in 2024.

    However, the list does not include medicines that are essential for women’s sexual and reproductive health, including:

    • Misoprostol, used to terminate pregnancies pharmacologically;

    • Levonorgestrel and ulipristal acetate, used as emergency contraceptives.

    In its resolution of 11 April 2024 (2024/2655 (RSP)), Parliament defined access to safe abortion and emergency contraception as ‘fundamental rights’. These medicines, which are included in the World Health Organization’s list of essential medicines, are crucial for protecting women’s sexual and reproductive rights throughout the EU.

    In the light of the above:

    • 1.What criteria led to the exclusion of those medicines from the list?
    • 2.Will the Commission review the selection criteria with a view to including essential medicines for sexual and reproductive health?
    • 3.What practical steps will it take to ensure their availability in all Member States, including where legislative or logistical barriers limit the right to abortion or access to emergency contraception?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Unlawful use of Horizon Europe funds by Israeli entities – E-002355/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002355/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Thijs Reuten (S&D), Tineke Strik (Verts/ALE)

    Investigative research by the investigative journalism platform Follow the Money has brought to light that more than EUR 3 billion has been allocated to Horizon Europe projects involving Israeli institutions since 2007. The research also concluded that Dutch universities are involved in at least 28 ongoing Horizon Europe projects developing technologies and products that could potentially also be used for military purposes – so-called dual-use products.

    • 1.Can the Commission provide an overview of all Horizon Europe projects involving Israeli entities which are developing dual-use products and whether they fall within Article 1(2)(a), (b) or (c) of Regulation (EU) 2021/695?
    • 2.How does the Commission verify that Horizon Europe projects (Article 1(2)(a) and (b)) with Israeli involvement comply with Regulation (EU) 2021/695, and in particular Articles 5, 7 and 19 regarding exclusive use for civilian purposes, protection of human rights and ethical principles?
    • 3.Are there any known cases where the Commission or a research institution either suspected or concluded that technology or finished products were being used by Israel for military purposes, and specifically for military actions in violation of international law, and thus in breach of Regulations (EU) 2021/695 and (EU) 2021/697? What action has the Commission taken if such cases have indeed come to light?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Aid for investment in new nuclear power in Sweden – E-002358/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002358/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Hanna Gedin (The Left), Jonas Sjöstedt (The Left)

    In May 2025, the Swedish Parliament adopted a decision allowing state aid for firms investing in new nuclear reactors in Sweden. The aid takes the form of both government loans and two-way contracts for difference. The cost is put at SEK 400 billion, of which the Government will provide SEK 300 billion in loan capital. A price hedging agreement will also guarantee the nuclear power companies at least 80 öre/kWh from the Government for 40 years.

    EU state aid rules, in principle, prohibit state aid that distorts competition in the internal market, but allow derogations if the aid is deemed necessary, proportionate and compatible with the common interest as referred to in Article 107(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

    In the light of this:

    • 1.Has the Commission received a notification from Sweden on the proposed aid scheme for new nuclear power and, if so, does it regard the scheme as compatible with EU state aid rules?
    • 2.Does the Commission regard the aid as proportionate and necessary, especially in view of the fact that there is already an electricity surplus in many parts of Sweden?
    • 3.How is it to be ensured that the proposed aid scheme does not lead to distortions of competition vis-à-vis other non-fossil power sources, such as wind or solar?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Nea Dimokratia Government’s announced abolishment of OPEKEPE – E-002310/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002310/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos (NI)

    The revelations at the centre of the publicity surrounding OPEKEPE, Greece’s Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aid, are hardly a ‘bolt from the blue’. They are the result of the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) – which all the bourgeois parties voted for, co-shaped and implemented from government positions – and, indeed, the scandalous way in which agricultural subsidies are granted.

    The Nea Dimokratia Government bears full responsibility for the latest developments, because for at least six years it has continued to implement the ‘technical solution’ introduced by the previous Syriza Government from 2015 to 2017.

    National governments and the Commission have been – and still are – turning a deaf ear to farmers’ and livestock breeders’ demands for subsidies to be based on actual agricultural production and actual livestock count, as well as to complaints that ‘decoupled’ payments ultimately end up in the hands of non-farmers.

    In view of this, can the Commission say:

    • 1.What view does it take of the Nea Dimokratia Government’s announcement that it will abolish OPEKEPE, which comes just as it has declared that it has submitted a plan to turn the organisation around to the EU?
    • 2.How does it view the demands of the agricultural trade union movement for subsidies to be granted on the basis of actual agricultural production and actual livestock count?
    • 3.What view does it take of the need to take all the necessary measures to ensure that struggling farmers are not subject to cuts, that outstanding payments be made immediately and that the system be opened so that they can submit their declarations in good time?

    Submitted: 10.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Regulation on the taxation of tobacco products – E-002377/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002377/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Anna Bryłka (PfE)

    At a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Taxation (FISC) on 6 February 2025, the Commission’s main priorities for 2025 in the area of taxation were presented, including the objectives of the new excise directive, as its priorities in the area of tobacco taxation regulation.

    Poland is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of tobacco products in the European Union. At the same time, the tobacco sector provides more than 30% of excise revenues for the state budget, while the shadow economy is at a historically low level of less than 5%. This is a huge achievement by the Polish authorities in the fight against the shadow economy, given that one in every five cigarettes smoked in Poland came from illegal sources in 2015, and is also the result of a sensible and balanced tax policy, including the introduction of a multi-year plan for excise duty increases.

    The approximation of the level of taxation and prices in the EU that underpins the excise directive has already failed and will only increase illegal trade and smuggling.

    • 1.Could the Commission please set out the economic and social impact of the revision of Directive 2011/64/EU on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco?
    • 2.Could the Commission please provide a timetable for the work on the proposed changes?
    • 3.Could the Commission state which Member States support the proposed changes?

    Submitted: 12.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Sanctioning of sham charities supporting Hamas – E-002378/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002378/2025
    to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
    Rule 144
    Pina Picierno (S&D)

    In October 2024, the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three individuals and one sham charity that are prominent financial supporters of Hamas but also active in Italy, Germany and Austria[1].

    On 10 June 2025, OFAC sanctioned another five people and five sham charities outside the US that stand accused of financing Hamas’s military wing under the guise of conducting humanitarian work both internationally and in Gaza. Some of them operate in the EU, specifically, in Italy and the Netherlands, and are run by people already subject to sanctions[2].

    Despite those measures, the charities continue to operate undisturbed in Europe, carrying out activities for a movement that the EU has designated a terrorist organisation.

    Taking into account that the US, an important Atlantic Alliance partner in efforts to tackle international terrorism and bring stability to the Middle East, has already sanctioned those charities, will the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy apply similar sanctions at EU level with a view to curbing terrorist activities in the Member States?

    Submitted: 12.6.2025

    • [1] https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2632.
    • [2] https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0162.
    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Brussels endorses the CGT as a ‘trusted flagger’ on the Internet – E-002315/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002315/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Virginie Joron (PfE)

    The new EU Digital Services Act (DSA) now governs the moderation and removal of ‘illegal’ content online. Article 22 of the DSA requires online platforms to take the necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure that notices submitted by trusted flaggers are given priority. The Commission has recently confirmed that the CGT has been granted ‘trusted flagger’ status in France (5 March 2025)[1].

    However, the CGT is not recognised for its commitment to freedom of expression or to combating fraud, nor for its political neutrality.

    • 1.Can the Commission confirm that the biggest platforms (X, Meta, Youtube, etc.)[2] must address reports and requests for removal issued by the CGT as a priority, including in times of crisis?
    • 2.Is the fact of a country granting trusted flagger status to a political entity or trade union compatible with the spirit of the DSA?
    • 3.Has the CGT indeed received nearly EUR 10 million from the European Union since 2014[3]?

    Submitted: 10.6.2025

    • [1] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/trusted-flaggers-under-dsa
    • [2] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/list-designated-vlops-and-vloses
    • [3] https://ec.europa.eu/budget/financial-transparency-system/analysis.html A search of the Commission’s financial transparency register using the keyword ‘CGT’ reveals approximately EUR 10 million in European funding, of which EUR 9.14 million was reportedly paid to three organisations: 1) The CGT’s National Federation of Construction Workers (approximately half of the amount) 2) The CGT’s Confederation of Retired Workers and Trade Unionists 3) The CGT’s Federation of Metalworkers
    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Brussels endorses the CGT as a ‘trusted flagger’ on the Internet – E-002315/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002315/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Virginie Joron (PfE)

    The new EU Digital Services Act (DSA) now governs the moderation and removal of ‘illegal’ content online. Article 22 of the DSA requires online platforms to take the necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure that notices submitted by trusted flaggers are given priority. The Commission has recently confirmed that the CGT has been granted ‘trusted flagger’ status in France (5 March 2025)[1].

    However, the CGT is not recognised for its commitment to freedom of expression or to combating fraud, nor for its political neutrality.

    • 1.Can the Commission confirm that the biggest platforms (X, Meta, Youtube, etc.)[2] must address reports and requests for removal issued by the CGT as a priority, including in times of crisis?
    • 2.Is the fact of a country granting trusted flagger status to a political entity or trade union compatible with the spirit of the DSA?
    • 3.Has the CGT indeed received nearly EUR 10 million from the European Union since 2014[3]?

    Submitted: 10.6.2025

    • [1] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/trusted-flaggers-under-dsa
    • [2] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/list-designated-vlops-and-vloses
    • [3] https://ec.europa.eu/budget/financial-transparency-system/analysis.html A search of the Commission’s financial transparency register using the keyword ‘CGT’ reveals approximately EUR 10 million in European funding, of which EUR 9.14 million was reportedly paid to three organisations: 1) The CGT’s National Federation of Construction Workers (approximately half of the amount) 2) The CGT’s Confederation of Retired Workers and Trade Unionists 3) The CGT’s Federation of Metalworkers
    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Financing of ‘The European Qur’an’ project – E-002376/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002376/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Catherine Griset (PfE), Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain (PfE), Séverine Werbrouck (PfE), Christophe Bay (PfE), Aleksandar Nikolic (PfE), Mathilde Androuët (PfE), Valérie Deloge (PfE), André Rougé (PfE), Gilles Pennelle (PfE), Julie Rechagneux (PfE), Pierre Pimpie (PfE), Pascale Piera (PfE), Jean-Paul Garraud (PfE)

    In an article published in Le Journal du Dimanche on 13 April 2025, it was revealed that a project entitled ‘The European Qur’an’, which receives funding to the tune of EUR 9.8 million from the European Research Council, aims to show that the Qur’an played a role in shaping European identity between the 12th and 19th centuries, and still does so now.

    This claim is all the more unusual from a historical point of view as the European institutions do not even recognise the Christian roots of Europe. It is also at odds with a widely shared historical observation that the European identity arose partly on the basis of resistance to Arab-Muslim and Ottoman invasions.

    • 1.Has the Commission made sure that no beneficiary of the funding concerned has links with the Muslim Brotherhood or political Islamism?
    • 2.Is it not the case that the financing of projects like this, which seek to deconstruct European history, is in reality motivated by a desire to justify mass immigration?

    Submitted: 12.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Broadening EUNAVFOR MED IRINI’s mandate – E-000975/2025(ASW)

    Source: European Parliament

    On 11 March 2025, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2025/488 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 on the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI). This decision followed the strategic review of the operation, which was conducted before the scheduled expiry of the operation’s mandate on 31 March 2025.

    Under its new mandate and secondary to its other tasks, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI will now, within its means and capabilities, conduct monitoring and surveillance activities and gather information on illicit activities other than the trafficking of arms and related material and illicit exports of petroleum from Libya, as well as information useful for the protection of critical maritime infrastructure and for contingency planning.

    Any further changes to the operation’s mandate require unanimity among the Council members. It is not for the Council to speculate on potential future changes to the mandate.

    Regarding the Honourable Member’s second and third questions, the Council does not comment on the operational details of military operations.

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Broadening EUNAVFOR MED IRINI’s mandate – E-000975/2025(ASW)

    Source: European Parliament

    On 11 March 2025, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2025/488 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 on the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI). This decision followed the strategic review of the operation, which was conducted before the scheduled expiry of the operation’s mandate on 31 March 2025.

    Under its new mandate and secondary to its other tasks, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI will now, within its means and capabilities, conduct monitoring and surveillance activities and gather information on illicit activities other than the trafficking of arms and related material and illicit exports of petroleum from Libya, as well as information useful for the protection of critical maritime infrastructure and for contingency planning.

    Any further changes to the operation’s mandate require unanimity among the Council members. It is not for the Council to speculate on potential future changes to the mandate.

    Regarding the Honourable Member’s second and third questions, the Council does not comment on the operational details of military operations.

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – EU inaction in the face of the threat from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – E-000867/2025(ASW)

    Source: European Parliament

    The EU has listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and persons and entities belonging to the IRGC under several EU restrictive measures regimes[1].

    The Council regularly reviews these restrictive measures in light of developments in Iran.

    The listing of a person, group or entity under Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (CP 931)[2] must satisfy the conditions set out in Article 1(2) to 1(4) of that Common Position, which provides a definition of persons, groups and entities ‘involved in terrorist acts’ as well as a definition of ‘terrorist acts’ for this purpose, and specifies the requirements related to the adoption of a decision by a national competent authority in respect of the persons, groups and entities concerned.

    The addition of any new organisations to the list of persons, groups and entities covered by the measures in Articles 2 and 3 of CP 931 is subject to the adoption of a Council decision by unanimity.

    • [1] Iran human rights sanctions regime, Iran weapons of mass destruction sanctions regime, Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region regime, the territorial integrity of Ukraine sanctions regime, the regime in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine and the Syria sanctions regime.
    • [2] Council Common Position of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism 2001/931/CFSP (OJ L 344 28.12.2001, p.93).
    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Ireland’s schools and UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – E-002363/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002363/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Kathleen Funchion (The Left)

    In the recent Commission staff working document, entitled ‘2025 Country Report – Ireland’, which accompanies the Commission communication entitled ‘Recommendation for a Council Recommendation on the economic, social, employment, structural and budgetary policies of Ireland’ (COM(2025)0207), there is an acknowledgement that the segregated ‘special schools’ are not in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

    • 1.Could the Commission outline what supports, including financial supports, are available to Ireland to increase special classes within mainstream schools to cater for children with additional needs?
    • 2.What funding opportunities are there for targeted treatments within the school environment to assist with diagnoses, development and ongoing learning, such as speech and language therapy and additional resources teachers?
    • 3.What funding opportunities are there for other therapeutic treatments, play therapy counselling, nurture programme teachers and other related techniques?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Ireland’s schools and UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – E-002363/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002363/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Kathleen Funchion (The Left)

    In the recent Commission staff working document, entitled ‘2025 Country Report – Ireland’, which accompanies the Commission communication entitled ‘Recommendation for a Council Recommendation on the economic, social, employment, structural and budgetary policies of Ireland’ (COM(2025)0207), there is an acknowledgement that the segregated ‘special schools’ are not in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

    • 1.Could the Commission outline what supports, including financial supports, are available to Ireland to increase special classes within mainstream schools to cater for children with additional needs?
    • 2.What funding opportunities are there for targeted treatments within the school environment to assist with diagnoses, development and ongoing learning, such as speech and language therapy and additional resources teachers?
    • 3.What funding opportunities are there for other therapeutic treatments, play therapy counselling, nurture programme teachers and other related techniques?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Poland’s security in the context of European defence – P-001348/2025(ASW)

    Source: European Parliament

    Decisions under the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) are taken by the European Council and the Council acting unanimously. Pursuant to Article 31(3) of the Treaty on European Union, the decision to allow the Council to act by a qualified majority in the area of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), in cases other than those referred to in Article 31(2) TEU, is adopted unanimously by the European Council. This does not, however apply to decisions having military or defence implications. National security remains the sole responsibility of each Member State.

    Regarding the Honourable Member’s second and third questions, it is not for the Council to speculate or to comment on the positions of individual Member States.

    The Honourable Member is invited to refer to the conclusions of the Special meeting of the European Council of 6 March 2025, which address European Defence.

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Disastrous shortage of healthcare workers in the EU – E-002331/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002331/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Gerald Hauser (PfE)

    According to the ‘Health at a Glance: Europe 2024’ report, the OECD considers health professions in Europe to be in crisis. In the EU as a whole, there is a shortfall of 1.2 million doctors, nursing professionals and midwives. The WHO describes it as a ticking bomb: Without immediate action, healthcare staff shortages could have disastrous consequences. Moreover, the situation regarding healthcare staff in the EU is significantly worse than it was before the Covid-19 pandemic. With the Union’s crisis prevention strategy, the Commission seeks to take over key responsibilities from the Member States in the area of health, inter alia through the Critical Medicines Act and the Union of Skills, as well as with the help of various EU agencies and authorities. The Commission has explained that in order to safeguard citizens’ wellbeing, it is proposing additional measures in order to better cope with a series of threats, including pandemics and all manner of health emergencies.

    • 1.What does the Commission intend to do to overcome the disastrous shortage of healthcare workers in the EU?
    • 2.What sum does the Commission intend to invest to overcome the disastrous shortage of healthcare workers in the EU?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Disastrous shortage of healthcare workers in the EU – E-002331/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002331/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Gerald Hauser (PfE)

    According to the ‘Health at a Glance: Europe 2024’ report, the OECD considers health professions in Europe to be in crisis. In the EU as a whole, there is a shortfall of 1.2 million doctors, nursing professionals and midwives. The WHO describes it as a ticking bomb: Without immediate action, healthcare staff shortages could have disastrous consequences. Moreover, the situation regarding healthcare staff in the EU is significantly worse than it was before the Covid-19 pandemic. With the Union’s crisis prevention strategy, the Commission seeks to take over key responsibilities from the Member States in the area of health, inter alia through the Critical Medicines Act and the Union of Skills, as well as with the help of various EU agencies and authorities. The Commission has explained that in order to safeguard citizens’ wellbeing, it is proposing additional measures in order to better cope with a series of threats, including pandemics and all manner of health emergencies.

    • 1.What does the Commission intend to do to overcome the disastrous shortage of healthcare workers in the EU?
    • 2.What sum does the Commission intend to invest to overcome the disastrous shortage of healthcare workers in the EU?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Statement on cyber security incident

    Source: City of Oxford

    Thursday, 19 June 2025

    Oxford City Council was subject to a cyber security incident over the weekend of 7/8 June.

    An unauthorised presence was detected within our network. Our automated security systems kicked in, removed the presence and minimised the access the attackers had to our systems and databases.

    We then rapidly deployed external cyber security specialists to support us and proactively took down each of the Council’s main systems to carry out full security checks and investigate the incident.

    These precautionary measures resulted in disruption to some of our services over the last week, our staff have been working hard to minimise impact on our residents but we would like to sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this has caused to people wanting to access our services.

    We’re pleased to say that most of our systems are now safely up and running again, and the remaining systems should be back online this week. Thank you for your patience and understanding while we’ve worked through this.

    As a result of these precautionary checks, we can confirm that the Council’s email systems and wider digital services remain secure and safe to use.

    Unfortunately, the attackers were able to access some historic data on legacy systems. We have now identified that people who worked on Oxford City Council-administered elections between 2001 and 2022, including poll station workers and ballot counters, may have had some personal details accessed. The majority of these people will be current or former Council officers. There is no evidence to suggest that any of the accessed information has been shared with third parties.

    Investigations continue to identify as precisely as we can what was accessed and what, if anything, might have been taken out of our systems. There is no evidence of a mass download or extraction of data.

    We understand that people will be concerned and today we have individually contacted people potentially affected to explain what happened, what support is available, and the steps we’re taking to ensure something like this doesn’t happen again.

    We know how important it is to protect the information we hold. We take that responsibility extremely seriously, and this unlawful breach of Council systems is deeply regrettable for all impacted. We have already taken action to prevent any further unauthorised access to our systems, and we have reported the incident to the relevant government authorities and law enforcement agencies. A full investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected in Moscow during the day

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    According to weather forecasters, rain, heavy in places, and thunderstorms are expected in Moscow until 9 p.m. on June 19. Wind gusts during thunderstorms can reach 15 meters per second.

    Residents are asked to be careful on the streets, not to take shelter under trees and not to be near advertising boards and shaky structures.

    In an emergency, you must call the emergency services at the single number: 112 or the single helpline of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the city of Moscow: 7 495 637-31-01.

    Get the latest news quicklyofficial telegram channel the city of Moscow.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The final of the “Startup as a Diploma” competition: support students of the State University of Management and get inspired by the best project ideas

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    On June 27, the National Center “Russia” will host the final of the All-Russian competition of final qualifying works in the format “Startup as a Diploma”, the operator of which is the State University of Management.

    Guests of the event will be able to meet the best startuppers and experts, learn how student startups are launched and what opportunities exist for their development, get inspired by student projects and take part in a prize draw.

    The Final program includes:

    Finalists’ presentation; Presentation “Startup as a Diploma 2.0”; Awarding of winners; Interactive platforms; Exhibition of TOP-50 projects; Partners’ stands and networking.

    Let us remind you that our students Danila Yakovlev and Mikhail Zorin are participating in the final. We invite everyone to come to the final and support the guys, as well as get inspired to work in the new academic year.

    Pre-registration is required.

    We look forward to seeing you on June 27 at 10:00 at the National Center “Russia” at the address: Moscow, Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, 14, pavilion No. 3 (western entrance).

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Implementing the EPBD to ensure genuine energy savings by levering measured performance – E-002357/2025

    Source: European Parliament

    Question for written answer  E-002357/2025
    to the Commission
    Rule 144
    Niels Flemming Hansen (PPE)

    The recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) introduces a pivotal shift towards measured energy performance (Annex I), which assesses a building’s actual energy consumption. This data-driven approach is a significant improvement over the theoretical models used for traditional Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), which often fail to reflect real-world energy use.

    Adopting measured performance is critical for ensuring that building renovations deliver verifiable energy savings, thereby enhancing accountability, de-risking investments and building public trust. However, the successful EU-wide implementation of this principle depends entirely on clear guidance from the Commission and robust support for Member States.

    In the light of the above:

    • 1.What specific actions will the Commission take to develop and disseminate clear guidance for Member States on the effective implementation of measured energy performance, as introduced in the recast EPBD?
    • 2.How does the Commission intend to support the development of a harmonised, pan-European certification scheme for measured performance systems to ensure their reliability and comparability across the EU?
    • 3.Given that other international partners, such as the United Kingdom, have already begun to shift renovation policies towards a measured performance framework, what steps will the Commission take to analyse the lessons learned from these experiences to inform best practice within the EU?

    Submitted: 11.6.2025

    Last updated: 18 June 2025

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