{"id":116,"date":"2016-04-11T17:34:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T17:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/epwgas.wpengine.com\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2016-06-23T06:26:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T06:26:24","slug":"parliamentary-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/news\/parliamentary-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary activities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\r\n\t\t\t\tCongratulations letter from the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism in the United States House of Representatives<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\tParliamentary question: The impact social media stakeholders have on European citizens and rising anti-Semitism in the wake of increasing radicalisation<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t
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\u00a0Subject:\u00a0 The impact social media stakeholders have on European citizens and rising anti-Semitism in the wake of increasing radicalisation The threat from terrorism remains strong in Europe and the Internet creates more and more opportunities to become radicalised, acting as an echo chamber for extremist beliefs and connecting like-minded individuals from across the world 24\/7….<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\r\n\t\t\t\tParliamentary question: Combating the rise in anti-Semitism<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t
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Subject:\u00a0 Combating the rise in anti-Semitism In the light of figures indicating a steep rise in the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the UK in 2015 compared with 2014, can the Commission please indicate what funding and other forms of assistance it will provide to combating this rising scourge anew? Answer given by Ms\u00a0Jourov\u00e1 on…<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Subject:\u00a0 Hate speech on the Internet and in online media The Internet and online media enable users to create, publish, distribute and utilise multimedia content in many different ways, thus providing an arena for creativity and communication. In the sphere of human rights, the language of hatred, as such, is not a new problem. However,…<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Today Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament condemned constant attacks and insults against the Jewish community in Hungary, following reports that a representative of the far-right Jobbik Party spat on a well-known Jewish historical monument in Budapest. He then sent an email with anti-Semitic messages to his friends, which spread through social media. Hungarian…<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\r\n\t\t\t\tDebate on the Rise of Antisemitism in the European Parliament<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t
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A debate on the rise of antisemitism took place in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 11 March 2015. The debate can be seen here. The interventions of the Chair and Vice-Chairs of the Working Group on Antisemitism can be found at the following sections of the video: MEP Juan Fernando Lopez Aguillar (Spain), Chair…<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism views with increasing concern the latest wave of antisemitic attacks which have targeted Jews in Europe in recent weeks, most particularly the murders of Jews in Paris and Copenhagen. The Working Group strongly condemns such barbaric atrocities and calls on the European Commission to take all measures necessary…<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\tRead More<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism views with increasing concern the latest wave of antisemitic attacks which have targeted Jews in Europe in recent weeks, most particularly the murders of Jews in Paris and Copenhagen. The Working Group strongly condemns such barbaric atrocities and calls on the European Commission to take all measures necessary...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":110,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}