MEP Les Républicains (LR), Céline Imart, strongly criticized the European funding of a research project which it describes as “Woke”denouncing a “Gabegie” of public funds. In a written question addressed to the European Commission on March 18, the elected official reinforces against the award of three million euros at the University of Amsterdam for a project entitled “Men4dem”. An allowance “Scandalous” And “To cry”, she believes.
Launched on January 25, “Masculinities for the future of European democracy” (Men4dem) aims to “Develop strategies based on evidence to prevent and counter political masculinities that go against the fundamental principles of the European Union”. This applied research program is led by Lizza Mügge, professor in social and behavioral sciences. His work focuses mainly on intersectionality, gender, diversity and transnationalism – a concept that explores the suppression of state borders in interactions between individuals.
Controversial funding
“” At a time when the European Union is late in terms of innovation in the face of our American, Chinese or Indian competitors, the allocation of such a turn diverted from a European research program and used for the promotion of WOKE ideology is scandalous ”wrote Céline Imart. “” It is not the gorafi, but the European Commission ”, Was she still indignant on X.
The elected representative of the European People’s Party (PPE) group asks the European Commission to clarify several points, in particular the criteria that led to the allocation of an allowance to make “The promotion of wokism”. She also claims that the Commission provides the list of projects not selected for funding due to insufficient credits.
Céline Imart’s initiative is part of a broader context of debates on the allocation of European resources,; While Ulula von der Leyen is due to present, this Wednesday, a new white white defense paper – which will contain the plan planned to mobilize 800 billion euros in order to “Rearm Europe”. The European Commission’s answer to this written question is expected in the coming weeks, in accordance with the parliamentary procedures in force.
