Answer to a written question – Non-transparent allocation of funds to certain media outlets ahead of the 2024 European Parliament election – E-000724/2025(ASW)

The Commission did not run corporate communication campaigns in 2024 before the European elections. The communication efforts around the European elections were led by the European Parliament.

In general, when running corporate communication campaigns about common European projects, such as REPowerEU or NextGenerationEU, the Commission may procure communication services, such as advertising space, through contracts and framework contracts awarded to agencies in line with the Financial Regulation[1].

Such procurement of services is always done in full respect of the Financial Regulation and of applicable national rules for advertising.

• [1] Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.