Statement by MEP Nicola Beer, Chair of the EP Working group Against Antisemitism, on the Digital Service Act
“The Digital Service Act must become a clear edge in the fight against antisemitism. Detecting and preventing antisemitism on the Internet earlier, will be the challenge the future regulation of digital services has to be up to. Online platforms are all too often places of open hatred: the future law on digital services must therefore […]
Members of the EP Working Group Against Antisemitism address their greetings for Rosh Hashana – 5781
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Statement by WGAS Chair Nicola Beer MEP on the rise of antisemitic political crime in Germany
“The number of antisemitic attacks in Germany rose by 13 percent in 2019. According to the latest annual report on political crime by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, there were 2,000 offenses recorded. This amounts to six crimes per calendar day, that’s six crimes too many. The increase in these crimes in Germany is […]
75 years after the end of World War II: The EU must send a strong signal against antisemitism and improve measures at European level
Statement by MEP Nicola Beer, Chair of the Working Group Against Antisemitism “The coronavirus crisis is fuelling antisemitism across Europe. Fake news, targeted false reports and hate speech are booming in the current crisis. There has been a glaring rise in antisemitic stereotypes, and prejudice and hostility are not only being spread online, but have […]
Statement from the Chair of the Working Group Against Antisemitism (WGAS) regarding the German federal government ban on Hezbollah
WGAS Chair Nicola Beer (FDP/Renew Europe) calls for an EU-wide ban: 30 April 2020 – The German federal government ban on Hezbollah is a long overdue step for which we liberals have long fought. Now an EU-wide ban must quickly follow. It is unacceptable that Hezbollah can continue to act unhindered and enlist support in […]
Letter from MEPs addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following the Aalst Carnival
We are addressing this letter to you concerning the despicable display of antisemitic imagery at the Carnival of Aalst.
We count on your support in this matter and we are determined to gather our efforts, so that we, the Members of the European Parliament, and you, the representatives of the European Commission, can speak up united with one voice.
High-level conference: After Halle: From words to action against antisemitism
European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism holds a constitutive meeting for the parliamentary term 2019-2024
04 December 2019, European Parliament, Brussels – The European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism (EP-WGAS) – a cross-party working group of Members of the European Parliament held its constitutive meeting for the new legislature, setting priorities and agenda for this term. In the face of rising antisemitism in Europe, and in the wake of recent attacks, threats […]