Combating antisemitism

13 September 2023

15 September 2023

19 Special envoys have signed a joint letter to Linda Yaccarino, the recently appointed CEO of Twitter.

7 June 2023 - The Coordinating Committee of Jewish Organizations in Belgium organised a discussion on 'Combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life' in Belgium where the main speaker was European Commission Coordinator Katharina von Schnurbein.

23 May 2023 - Katharina von Schnurbein, Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, spoke about ‘Educating against antisemitism, intolerance and discrimination’ and the new action funded by the European Commission, implemented by UNESCO and ODIHR, on training teachers on antisemitism, at an event organised by the European Jewish Congress, together with B’nai B’rith International, at the European Parliament.

13 June 2023 - Katharina von Schnurbein, Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, discussed the progress and challenges in the struggle against antisemitism, visited museums and held bilateral meetings while in Israel.

12 June 2023 – In Israel, Vice-President Margaritis Schinas held various bilateral meetings with officials, visited Yad Vashem and the Greek Jewish community, and addressed the dangerous rise of antisemitism online at the 14th EU-Israel Seminar on racism, xenophobia and antisemitism.

11 & 12 June 2023 - The European Commission represented by Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, and the Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, Katharina von Schnurbein, addressed the AJC Global Forum 2023 that took place in Tel Aviv.

The 14th EU-Israel High-Level Seminar on combating racism, xenophobia and antisemitism was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel in Jerusalem, in cooperation with the European Commission.

15 May 2023 - European Commission Vice-President for Promoting Our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, addressed in a video message the European Jewish Association Annual Conference 'Shaping the future of European Jewry together' taking place in Porto.

Bucharest, 2 – 4 May 2023

26 April 2023 – At the start of Croatia taking over the Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Katharina von Schnurbein, Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, paid a country visit, met with the Jewish community, Ministers, the Special Envoy, and civil society organisations.

19 April 2023 - The European Commission joined the commemoration events to mark 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and paid tribute to its heroic Jewish martyrs and fighters. Katharina von Schnurbein, Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, took part in the official ceremony hosted by Polish President Andrzej Duda in the presence of Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel, and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany.

18 April 2023 - At the 'European Conference on Antisemitism' organised by the Austrian Federal Ministry for EU and Constitutional Affairs, special envoys and coordinators combating antisemitism across Europe met to discuss practical ways to strengthen reporting and develop a common methodology on the recording of antisemitic incidents.

16 April 2023 - At the invitation of the Federation of the Hungarian Jewish Communities - MAZSIHISZ, Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, joined the 'March of the Living' in Budapest and spoke at the opening.

9 May 2023 - Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, was awarded the 'Shofar Voice of Conscience Award' to "honor her outstanding dedication to fighting antisemitism and preserving Jewish life across Europe".

2 May 2023 - The European Commission displayed in its headquarters in Brussels the exhibition “Saving Ukrainians in War Times – Evacuation and Emergency Supplies" with the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine.

29 March 2023 - European Commission Vice-President for Promoting Our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, in light of the rise of antisemitism in all spheres of our societies, spoke about the power of sports to combat antisemitism at the Forum 'Combating Antisemitism in and through Sports' organised by the World Jewish Congress in Geneva, on the sidelines of a UN Human Rights Council Session coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

3 April 2023 - Today marks the launch of a new two-years project to address antisemitism in Europe through education. The project will be financed by the Erasmus+ programme and implemented by UNESCO in partnership with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

28 March 2023 - Speaking at the 'Actions Matter: The International Antisemitism Summit' organised by ELNET, the EU Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, Katharina von Schnurbein, shared best practices on coalition building and intersectionality and how to address all forms of contemporary antisemitism online.