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The Roadmap for the Victims’ Rights Directive - open for feedback

The European Commission published a Roadmap for the Evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive Directive (Directive 2012/29/EU). It is open for feedback until 30 December 2020. As part of the EU strategy on victims’ rights, this initiative will evaluate the Directive to assess to what extent it has achieved its objectives in terms of its implementation and practical application in EU countries. The new strategy aims to empower victims of crime and to work together for victims' rights. It also promotes an integrated and targeted EU approach to support victims with special needs, such as child victims.

European Conference of Public Prosecution Services on Antisemitism in The Hague

4 June 2024 - The National Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism in The Netherlands (NCAB), Eddo Verdoner, brought together prosecutors from across Europe at the Ministry of Justice and Security for the first 'European Conference of Public Prosecution Services on Antisemitism'. Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, presented European legal practices and challenges in the fight against antisemitism and informed about progress in the implementation of the EU antisemitism strategy.

 
Katharina von Schnurbein addresses EJA Annual Conference in Amsterdam

3 June 2024 - Over 100 Jewish community leaders gathered in Amsterdam on the occasion of the European Jewish Association Annual Conference to discuss the alarming rise of antisemitism in Europe. The event's outcome was a resolution that puts forward concreate actions that the governments are requested to implement in the fight against antisemitism.

 
Visit of the new National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam

3 June 2024 - During her visit to The Netherlands, Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, visited the newly open National Holocaust Museum. Ms. von Schnurbein also laid a stone at the Names Memorial and visited the Anne Frank House.