European Middle East Project vzw
Budget
€142,139
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
1
1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
EuMEP is an independent NGO in Brussels that closely monitors EU and European governments' policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. EuMEP promotes a just and effective policy based on the respect for international law and equal human dignity of all Israelis and Palestinians. EuMEP combines analytical work and advocacy, working closely with a number of other leading NGOs, thinktanks, personalities and experts.
EU Legislative Interests
Common Foreign and Security Policy as regards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the region; European Neighbourhood Policy; EU bilateral relations with Israel and with Palestine; EU external policies in support of human rights and civil society; EU humanitarian and development assistance for the Palestinians; European Parliament resolutions on the Middle East Peace Process and related issues.
Communication Activities
'The EU faces a moment of truth. Will it follow through on trade sanctions on Israel – or slide into irrelevance?', The Guardian, 2 June 2025, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/02/israel-eu-trade-sanctions-human-rights 'The EU’s Response to the Gaza War Is a Tale of Contradiction and Division', The Cairo Review of Global Affairs, January/February 2024, https://www.thecairoreview.com/essays/the-eus-response-to-the-gaza-war-is-a-tale-of-contradiction-and-division/ 'Why EU's €18m for Israel undermines peace', EUobserver, 4 December 2023, https://eumep.org/publications/eu-abraham-accords/ 'EU aid to Palestinians is more needed than ever – stopping it would be a gift to Hamas', The Guardian, 12 October 2023, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/12/eu-aid-palestinians-hamas-brussels-crisis 'Textbook hypocrisy: EU's new low point on Palestine', EUobserver, 15 September 2021, https://eumep.org/publications/eu-textbook-hypocrisy/ Policy note: EU-funded study of Palestinian textbooks: tempering allegations while feeding a one-sided narrative, July 2021 'Europe's shameful bias on Israel-Palestine', Middle East Eye, 19 May 2021, https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-palestine-europe-shameful-bias Policy note: EU support for UN investigations at the Human Rights Council: the Israel/Palestine exception, May 2021 Policy note: EU and Trump plan: Keeping it off the table, April 2020 'EU must stand up to Trump's Middle East 'peace plan'', EUobserver, October 2018, https://euobserver.com/opinion/143251 Policy note: Rebooting EU policy on Gaza, July 2018
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.