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Question for written answer  E-001728/2025
to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Rule 144
Sophie Wilmès (Renew)

Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which is considered to be a terrorist organisation by the EU. Samidoun also has links with terrorist groups such as the Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as Hamas, and actively supports the latter’s actions. As a result, some countries have imposed sanctions on Samidoun. Germany, for example, has prohibited and dismantled the organisation.

Given this, several MEPs sent a written question (Written Question E-003092/2023/rev.1[1]) to the former Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, in 2023 to find out whether Borrell intended to propose adding Samidoun to the EU’s list of terrorist organisations. He replied that such an inclusion could only be made ‘on the basis of precise information and material in the national file indicating that such a decision is conforming to the requirements of CP 931’ (Council Common Position of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism).

Therefore, does the Commission intend to propose adding Samidoun to the EU list of terrorist organisations?

Submitted: 30.4.2025

• [1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2023-003092_EN.html

Question for written answer  E-001722/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Niels Fuglsang (S&D)

Non-human primates were involved in a total of 7 658 uses for animal tests in 2022 (up by 9 % since 2021), with France (4 147 uses) and Germany (2 204 uses) being the largest users.

We note with concern that France, Germany and – for the first time, in 2022 – Denmark are the only Member States that use baboons in experiments. In 2022, France reported 73 uses of baboons (an 83 % increase since 2021) while Germany and Denmark each reported 5 uses. France is also the only Member State that uses vervet monkeys, with 51 uses in 2022 (up by 1 600 % since 2021).[1]

In view of the above:

• 1.Could the Commission explain what measures are being taken to encourage Member States to reduce and replace the use of non-human primates for testing?
• 2.Could the Commission explain why these species of primate continue to be used and what is being done to encourage France, Germany and Denmark to permanently phase out testing using these species?

Submitted: 30.4.2025

• [1] https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/envdataportal/content/alures/section2_number-of-uses.html.

Question for written answer  E-001720/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Niels Fuglsang (S&D)

A total of 33 029 skin sensitisation tests were conducted in 2022. The proportion of skin sensitisation tests involving the use of guinea pigs is now at 78 %, despite the availability of a more refined method using mice (local lymph node assay – LLNA)[1].

Can the Commission explain why such a high proportion of guinea pigs are still being used in testing and what is being done to encourage Member States to use the available non-animal approaches, or at the very least, the LLNA, which is viewed as a refinement?

Submitted: 30.4.2025

• [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16938465/.

Question for written answer  E-001725/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Afroditi Latinopoulou (PfE)

British defence companies have been allowed to participate in the EU’s security fund. In view of the fact that no measures have been announced to ensure that the strengthening of this cooperation does not undermine the sovereignty of EU Member States, can the Commission say:

• 1.On the basis of what criteria has the United Kingdom, which is no longer an EU Member State, been included in strategic European defence schemes, and how does the Commission intend to eliminate any potential risk of critical know-how or security data leaking to non-EU powers?
• 2.How will it ensure that the involvement of non-EU countries in Common Security and Defence Policy structures does not alter its character as a European, strictly intergovernmental operation?
• 3.Is there a mechanism to suspend or limit the participation of non-EU countries (such as the UK) should conflicts of interest or breaches of ethical and legal frameworks be identified?

Submitted: 30.4.2025

Question for written answer  E-001700/2025
to the Council
Rule 144
Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR)

Over the past 70 years, Greeks have suffered significant persecution by Türkiye, with serious consequences for Hellenism in its ancestral homeland.

In 1955, the September Pogrom in Constantinople was a tragic climax of tension: Greek property was looted, churches were destroyed and thousands of Greeks were expelled. In 1964, the Turkish Government ordered the expulsion of Greek nationals and the confiscation of their property, further reducing the Greek population of Constantinople. At the same time, the situation on Imbros and Tenedos worsened, as Türkiye violated international agreements and effectively altered the ethnological character of the islands. To this day, the Greeks of Constantinople, Imbros and Tenedos remain very few in number, bearing the scars of displacement and oppression, with over 99 per cent having sought asylum in order to survive outside Türkiye.

Certainly, the invasion of Cyprus in 1974 brought a new wave of refugees and ethnic cleansing against Hellenism by the Turkish military forces who illegally invaded, occupied and purged the Greeks on over one third of the island.

Clearly, it is absolutely essential to protect human rights and cultural heritage, especially when it comes to Greek (European) citizens.

In view of this:

• 1.How many times and with what demands has the Greek Government raised the issue over the last decade?
• 2.Consequently, how has the Council raised the issue with the Turkish Government?

Submitted: 29.4.2025

Question for written answer  E-001696/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Gerald Hauser (PfE)

The Commission is reported to have deliberately quashed important COVID-19 vaccine safety audits in 2020. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) waived mandatory inspections of test centres, saying it was because of the risk of infection and political pressure. EMA Director Emer Cooke decided to cancel missions to carry out inspections, in particular to AstraZeneca’s test sites in Brazil, for example. The decision, however, was not officially documented. Later it came out that the vaccines had many serious side effects, such as brain thrombosis. Reports of adverse reactions for the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccines were also ignored. Critics complain that the EMA relied to a large extent on manufacturer’s claims when granting authorisation. The agency has to date defended its actions.[1]

• 1.Why was political pressure put on the EMA to suspend mandatory safety testing when approving vaccines?
• 2.Who put political pressure on the EMA to suspend suspend mandatory safety testing when approving vaccines, and when?
• 3.What consequences will ensue following these revelations?

Submitted: 28.4.2025

• [1] https://apollo-news.net/eu-kommission-unterdrckte-bewusst-sicherheitsprfungen-von-covid-impfstoffen/

Question for written answer  E-001699/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR)

The CHP leader confirmed reports about a corruption scandal in Türkiye and occupied Cyprus, denouncing a bribery case in the Occupied Territories, referring to five lost videos that the Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) is looking for, and naming the sons of former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The case relates to Halil Falyalı, a mafia boss in the Occupied Territories, who possessed 45 video recordings for blackmailing politicians and bureaucrats. The CHP claimed that the pseudo-ambassador of the Occupied Territories was connected to organised crime, revealing the existence of ‘missing video recordings’. He also reinforced the allegations, stating that the blackmail network includes top officials in the Turkish Government, with the involvement of Cemil Önal, Falyalı’s former finance director. It is worth noting Sedat Peker’s earlier revelations.

In view of the above:

• 1.The Occupied Territories are an ideal base for money laundering, drug trafficking and illegal gambling. Turkish and EU networks operate in the Occupied Territories, making them a crucial link in criminal networks. How does the Commission plan to protect the European market more effectively from the mafia-like den of iniquity, corruption and organised crime of the Occupied Territories?
• 2.Does the Commission agree that there are strategic deficiencies in the Turkish systems for combating money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT), which pose significant threats to the Union’s financial system (‘high-risk third countries’)?
• 3.Does the Commission consider that there is a need to adopt further measures under Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2015/849?

Submitted: 29.4.2025

Question for written answer  E-001702/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Gerald Hauser (PfE)

The EU and World Economic Forum (WEF) have been working closely together for years, as the Commission’s website explains. It states that ‘moral and intellectual integrity is at the heart of everything [the WEF] does’.

Since 2024 at least, the WEF has been heavily criticised. Serious allegations, including of sexism, racism and abuse of power, have been made against the organisation. A case was brought against Klaus Schwab, long-time chairman and founder of the WEF, which, according to the press, was settled out of court, with compensation paid to the complainant.

On Easter Monday 2025, Schwab then resigned following new, serious allegations also involving members of his family. He is primarily accused of mixing private and business interests, and in particular of misusing WEF funds for personal ends.[1]^,[2]^,[3]^,[4]^,[5]

• 1.Does the Commission intend to continue working with the WEF despite the fact that the organisation faces serious, publicly documented allegations?
• 2.Why has it to date remained silent over the allegations of sexism, racism and financial misconduct made against the WEF?
• 3.What will it do to ensure that working with the WEF does not further damage its reputation?

Submitted: 28.4.2025

• [1] https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/organisation/wef-world-economic-forum_en
• [2] https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/das-wall-street-journal-wirft-dem-wef-sexismus-und-rassismus-vor-die-organisation-spricht-von-nachweislich-falschen-behauptungen-ld.1837801)
• [3] https://www.handelszeitung.ch/politik/klaus-schwab-ich-habe-mit-der-klagerin-nie-etwas-zu-tun-gehabt-756947
• [4] https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/klaus-schwab-klage-wegen-diskriminierung-ist-vom-tisch-805224
• [5] https://www.blick.ch/wirtschaft/neue-vorwuerfe-wef-leitet-untersuchung-gegen-gruender-klaus-schwab-ein-id20804793.html