The organisation was banned in December 2013 from Israel by Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, saying the organization serves as Hamas’ representative in Europe.
He claimed that the decision of the Israel defense minister is based on false accusations and has no shred of truth, and they will challenge it through legal means.
[2] On its website the organization claimed that it "is working to improve the dialogue between Europe and the Arab world, with the objective of restoring Palestinian rights in accordance with international law, as part of a just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The CEPR was engaged in political lobbying work across Europe, particularly the European and British Parliaments on behalf of the Hamas-led Gaza Government.
In 2010, the CEPR was involved in taking a large number of European parliamentarians to the Gaza Strip and Egypt on the anniversary of 'Operation Cast Lead’.
Between 6-9 February 2011 the CEPR was the co-organiser of a delegation of seven European parliamentarians to Lebanon, where they met with senior government figures including President Suleiman and Prime Minister Designate Mikati and visited the Palestinian refugee camps Bourj el-Barajneh, Nahr al-Bared and Shatila.