Priority question for written answer P-000408/2026
to the Commission
Rule 144
Elisabeth Dieringer (PfE)

The Villach-based association 'Club of Ossiach' was reportedly granted approximately EUR 128 751 in EU funding under the PoliRural EU project.[1]

• 1.On what basis and according to what criteria was the association Club of Ossiach selected as an eligible partner in the PoliRural project and at which specific activities or work packages was the funding targeted?
• 2.Why has the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) not yet submitted a request for assistance to Austrian authorities in order to verify the actual activities of the association 'Club of Ossiach' and its use of funding, and under what conditions would a request of this sort be made in similar situations?
• 3.In light of the unaccounted use of funds, to what extent has the Commission explored the possibility of securing the recovery - in part or in full - of the EU funds granted, and what legal action would be required?

Submitted: 2.2.2026

• [1] https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kaernten/villach/20494308/geldregen-der-eu-fuer-geheimnisvollen-kaerntner-verein-bleibt-ein.