pj Ref. Ref. Ares(2021)4190455 Ares(2021)4646305 -- 19/07/2021 28/06/2021 From:                        EAC UNITE B4 Sent:                        lundi 28 juin 2021 09:39 To:                          EAC UNITE B4 Subject:                     FW: Erasmus hijacking planned Attachments:                 Re: FW: Erasmus+ brand name #EC-IPR00011669 From:                  (EAC Sent: Monday, November To Subject: FW: Erasmus hijacking planned FYI Dear all, I can confirm that since the issue came up in 2015 (asl          indicated below), the position of EAC.R1 and JRC has not changed (see attached email). Indeed, the foundation has not much advanced (I'm not sure the designation of the foundation as official party foundation ever took Dear colleagues, I have not been copied this time, but this case is indeed, an old one. The EC had an exchange with a German MP back in 2015 on the Erasmus foundation, which the AfD claims to be named after Erasmus von Rotterdam (not after our programme title). The case has been studied bv JRC -

For your info as I presume you are involved? I think it came to me by mistake and am copying alsoļ         responsible for Germany. around all this in the end, if you or someone has a moment, as I was alerted to it by people here and would like to inform them accordingly, cometh the time. All the best

Subject: Re: Erasmus hijacking planned Dear Thanks a lot for alerting us. Indeed we are aware and the case is under analysis by our colleagues from the JRC in charge of protecting the Erasmus brandname. I copy the colleagues in EAC responsible for the Erasmus trademark. Best. Sent from Ernáik secured by Mobilékon Subject: Erasmus hijacking planned I wonder whether you know about it, but the self-styled "Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)", which will hopefully never be seen by enough people here as a real alternative for Germany but which became the third biggest party in parliament following the recent federal elections, has the intention of naming its future foundation (most German political parties have one) after Erasmus (see for example http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/parteinahe-stiftungen-erasmus-von- rotterdam-und-die-afd/20507438.html). As someone who apparently had a great sense of humour, the Great Man himself would probably

have laughed this off, but in today's political climate the thought of a right-wing nationalist and fervently anti-EU party choosing Erasmus as its symbol and thereby giving itself an aura of humanism and purporting to be the custodian of European values, frankly doesn't bear thinking about. in case they know more about the situation. Hopes all's well with you, and with kind regards as ever Garanti sans virus, www.avast.com