EU Watch, a non-governmental organisation focused on promoting debate and understanding of EU affairs, has published a report examining public statements and actions by French MEP Rima Hassan between 2024 and 2026, as well as the institutional response of the European Parliament.
According to the report, Hassan made a series of public statements and communications referring to EU-designated terrorist organisations without explicitly characterising them as such. The document also cites tributes to, and associations with, individuals linked to Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), as well as statements and calls that, according to the report, raised concerns regarding incitement to violence and risks to individuals and private property.
The publication follows previous initiatives within the European Parliament concerning the matter. According to EU Watch, more than 50 Members of the European Parliament alerted the President of the European Parliament in 2024 regarding concerns linked to Hassan’s conduct. The report states that the request did not receive a formal response. It also notes that a request for an internal inquiry was submitted within the Parliament, without publicly identifiable institutional follow-up.
The report states that its findings are based exclusively on open, verifiable, and cross-checked sources collected over several months of analysis. EU Watch specifies that the document does not seek to establish criminal liability or substitute judicial authorities, but rather to examine public facts, their sequencing over time, and the institutional response to them.
According to the report, the documented material includes 21 public factual elements, several institutional alerts, seven active criminal proceedings in France, and a digital sequence that reportedly reached more than 15 million views.
The report also refers to several contextual elements, including three judicial summons in France in 2026, entry bans imposed by Canada and Israel, and publicly available information relating to members of Hassan’s professional environment, including one parliamentary assistant.
One section of the report focuses on the dissemination of online content exposing identifiable third parties during a period that coincided with acts of violence. The report states that it does not establish a causal link between these events but presents them as part of the broader sequence under examination.
The publication further raises questions regarding the functioning of internal disciplinary mechanisms within the European Parliament, including the criteria and thresholds under which such procedures may be activated.
The report also references Hassan’s refusal to characterise the 7 October Hamas attacks as a terrorist attack and her public description of Hamas as a legitimate actor under international law, despite Hamas being designated as a terrorist organisation by the European Union.
EU Watch states that the report aims to contribute to public debate concerning institutional accountability and the application of parliamentary rules and procedures.
