A written question to the European Commission was submitted by MEP and member of the Budget and Security & Defense Committees of the European Parliament Nicolas Farantouris for its action Turkey released after revelations from the international press.
Specifically, according to reliable and documented international reports (Nordic Monitor etc.) It is revealed that much of the funds that the European Union has allocated to Turkey has been channeled by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to finance spy businesses throughout Europe. The Turkish Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs allegedly used millions of euros to collect information against Member States.
The issue is further complicated as Turkey is evolving into an important producer of biometric passports and is already printing on behalf of Hungary and France and a cooperation with the new Syrian al -Jolani regime was announced yesterday.
On the basis of the above, the Greek MEP asks the Commission what measures it intends to take and calls for its intervention to control all the funds that Turkey has taken in the context of the prepositional process. It also calls for the return of those funds that were not used for the purposes for which it was granted.
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Finally, it calls for measures to protect biometric data of European citizens from third countries, such as Turkey, which is involved in the collection and processing of such sensitive data. In his statements from Brussels, Nicolas Farantouris said that “the rigorous control of European funds is imposed, but cannot be limited to EU Member States. It also concerns as many countries, organizations or bodies receiving European funding or strengthening of any form. Much more when there are security issues. As a member of the budget and security and defense committees of the European Parliament, I ask a question on the issue and ask the European Commission the maximum rigor in the management of the matter. “