Newsletter Nr. 17

"Following the Council declaration of 6 December 2018 on the fight against antisemitism and the development of a common security approach to better protect Jewish communities and institutions in Europe and the Council declaration of 2 December 2020 on mainstreaming the fight against antisemitism across policy areas, the European Council welcomes the EU strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life adopted by the Commission on 5 October 2021. The Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism on 13 October 2021 is a reminder that no effort must be spared in fighting all forms of antisemitism, racism and xenophobia."

In a conversation with Robert Singer, Chairman of the Center for Jewish Impact and CAM Senior Advisor, Ms. von Schnurbein pointed to the main aim of the strategy "to singnificatly step-up the fight against antisemitism to ensure a good perspective for the future of Jews in Europe'" and presented some of the key actions the strategy puts forward in order to prevent and combat all forms of antisemitism and foster Jewish life in Europe and beyond.