Combating antisemitism

21-22 March 2023 - EU Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, Katharina von Schnurbein, participated in an audience with HRH Felipe VI of Spain as part of a joint delegation of the World Jewish Congress and Special Envoys Combating Antisemitism. They discussed the richness of Sephardic life and heritage as well as ways to address the rise of antisemitism globally.

21 March 2023 - The European Commission, represented by Dr. Pascale Falek, Policy officer in the office of the EU Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, took part in the 'Anti-Racism and Diversity Week 2023' hosted by Members of the European Parliament.

31 March 2023 - The European Commission published an independent expert report 'The field of research on contemporary antisemitism and Jewish life - Working towards a European research hub', as part of the actions put forward by the EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life (2021-2030). The report was prepared by a research team working under the auspices of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR).

European Commission Vice-Presidents Schinas and Jourová met with Jewish students as part of the EU Activism Seminar organised by the European Union of Jewish Students to discuss EU policies that have a direct impact on Jewish life in Europe and beyond.

Following the announcement by U.S. President Biden on 12 December 2022 to adopt a U.S. national action plan to counter antisemitism, six Special Envoys on combating antisemitism, including EU Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, Katharina von Schnurbein, met at the White House with U.S. officials and Congress representatives to share best practices and insights.

As announced in the 2023 Commission Work Programme, the Commission intends to put forward a ‘Defence of democracy’ package to strengthen the resilience of the EU democratic space against covert foreign interference.

On 17 February we opened the new European Remembrance call for proposals with EUR 10,2 million, the biggest Remembrance call today with 4 priorities. On 7 March, from 9.30 – 12.30, the European Commission will organise an information session including policy priorities, application and evaluation process.

23 January 2023

27 January 2023

20 January 2023 - Contemporary Europe was built on the ashes of the Holocaust; it is a defining, terrible legacy of European history. This is why next week, we will commemorate the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

23 January 2023, 17.00 - 19.00 CET

15 February 2023

8 November 2022

The European Commission released the results of its seventh evaluation of the Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online. This year's results unfortunately show a decrease in companies' notice-and-action results: the number of notifications reviewed by the companies within 24 hours dropped as compared to the last two monitoring exercises, from 90.4% in 2020, to 81% in 2021, and 64.4% in 2022.

16 November 2022

The European Commission published a call for tender on a 'Survey on antisemitic attitudes in the European Union' with No. JUST/2022/OP/0011 (internal ref. JUST/2022/PR/REM/RIGH/0020).

9 June 2022 - Under the European Education Area Strategic Framework, the European Commission organised its fifth meeting of the Working Group on Equality and Values. Pascale Falek, Policy Officer in the office of the Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, presented the EU Antisemitism Strategy during the panel discussion on 'EU non-discrimination policy instruments'.

7 June 2022 - Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, payed a visit to Bremen to present the EU Antisemitism Strategy to deputies of the Parliament and the public.

06 June 2022 - Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, met with American Jewish Committee CEO, David Harris, during his visit to New York. They reinforced their commitment to work together in order to win the war against antisemitism in Europe and internationally.

1-2 June 2022 - The second meeting of the Working Group on the implementation of the EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, that took place in Brussels, opened with a video message from Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas. The Working Group was chaired by Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life.