(Strasbourg, 5 October 2021) The Working Group Against Antisemitism (WGAS) of the European Parliament has welcomed the first-ever EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life. The strategy, presented today by European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas, follows joint political efforts by the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Council over the last...

The European Parliament Working Group Against Antisemitism (WGAS) held a meeting with Henrike Trautmann, Head of Unit and Acting Director for the Southern Neighbourhood at Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) on dealing with antisemitic content in Palestinian textbooks. The meeting brought together experts discuss the findings of a report on Palestinian textbooks…

The European Parliament Working Group against Antisemitism (WGAS), organised a webinar entitled “Holocaust education and remembrance. Keeping up with the digital age” on April 21st. The online conference brought together policymakers, civil society stakeholders and experts from leading Holocaust educational projects to provide a forum for sharing best practices and the future vision for Shoah…

The Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union together with the European Parliament Working Group against Antisemitism (WGAS), held a commemoration ceremony to mark the one-year anniversary of the Halle attack. The event marked the anniversary of the attack by a far-right extremist on the Synagogue in Halle, Germany on …

The European Parliament Working Group against Antisemitism (WGAS), organised a webinar entitled “An accelerated push to tackle antisemitism: The Double German Presidency” on June 22nd. The event was hosted by MEP Nicola Beer, Vice President of the European Parliament and Chair of the Working Group against Antisemitism (WGAS) and MEP Sergey Lagodisky, WGAS Vice-Chair, in…

The European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism (WGAS),  held an event at the European Parliament to discuss the importance of building bridges through cooperation and dialogue as opposed to destructive and counterproductive calls for boycotts, namely by the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement (BDS). The event, which was titled “Culture and Education: Bridges, not Boycotts”, consisted…

The European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism (WGAS) held a meeting on 7 February 2017 at the initiative of MEP Helga Trüpel (Greens, Germany) and under the chairmanship of  MEP Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar (S&D, Spain), during which the documentary ‘Liga Terezin’ was screened. The documentary was followed by a panel discussion on ‘Antisemitism and…

The European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism (WGAS) held a meeting on November 16, 2016 under the chairmanship of  MEP Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar (S&D, Spain). The theme of the discussion was ‘Youth Voices: Challenges, Opportunities and an Uncertain Future’. Benjamin Fischer, President of the European Union of Jewish Students, Josh Seitler, President of the…