The European Commission decided to stop funding ENAR, described as Europe's largest anti-racist network.
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The claim does not mention that ENAR was one of roughly 70 successful EU grantees but was the only one left without a signed grant agreement, which is central context for how the funding was withdrawn.
ENAR has reportedly launched a legal challenge against the Commission's decision, and the Commission's assessment of the grant is contested — this context is absent from the claim.
The Commission's decision is not a one-off defunding of a single network; it sits within a broader controversy over EU civil-society funding, as reflected in the joint statements by numerous European NGOs (OMCT, FIDH, Eurochild, Statewatch) rallying behind ENAR.
Several corroborating sources (Statewatch, fundsforngos) were published on or after the session date (October 2026); the underlying decision and the July 2025 notification predate the session, so the MEP could have known the facts.
Sources
PrimaryENAR – European Network Against Racism (own statement)"Europe's Largest Pan-European Anti-Racism Network (ENAR) Loses European Commission Funding." The page states: "Without access to our structural operating grant, ENAR's financial reserves will eventually be exhausted."
SecondaryHuman Rights Watch"The European Commission's decision not to continue funding the European Network Against Racism, a network of more than 140 organizations... after more than 20 years of successful partnership, a decision that could force the organization to shut down by the end of 2026."
SecondaryStatewatch"European NGOs rally behind leading anti-racism network, expressing alarm at the Commission's withdrawal of funding." Also: "among the 70 successful EU grantees, ENAR was the only one left without a signed agreement and, eventually, to face termination."
SecondaryOMCT (World Organisation Against Torture)"...the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) has lost its EU operating grant after more than 20 years of successful partnership – a decision that..."
SecondaryFIDH (International Federation for Human Rights)"The joint statement denounces the European Commission's withdrawal of ENAR's operating grant, warning that the decision threatens Europe's..."