{"id":613,"date":"2015-11-03T10:52:04","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T10:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/epwgas.wpengine.com\/?p=613"},"modified":"2016-07-20T13:17:13","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T13:17:13","slug":"parliamentary-question-combating-the-rise-in-anti-semitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/2015\/11\/03\/parliamentary-question-combating-the-rise-in-anti-semitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary question: Combating the rise in anti-Semitism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Subject:\u00a0 Combating the rise in anti-Semitism<\/strong><\/p>\n

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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Answer given by Ms\u00a0Jourov\u00e1 on behalf of the Commission<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The main actions under way at EU level to counter the scourge of anti-Semitic incidents include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u2014<\/td>\nIncreasing security in the\u00a0EU as laid out in the Security Agenda by preventing terrorism and addressing radicalization and recruitment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2014<\/td>\nMonitoring transposition of the\u00a0EU legislation on racist hate speech and crime and assisting Member States to apply it correctly, through best practice guidance and exchanges, training and cooperation between national authorities and civil society.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2014<\/td>\nCountering anti-Semitic hate speech online, through targeted funding, monitoring activities and more effective cooperation with IT companies. EUR\u00a05\u00a0750\u00a0000 have been earmarked in 2015 to encourage monitoring of online hate speech. Within the Digital Single Market Strategy, the Commission is addressing illegal content online. The Commission will step up its dialogue with IT companies on online hate speech.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2014<\/td>\nMonitoring the application of EU legislation on combating racial discrimination (2000\/43 and 2000\/78) and working towards the adoption of the proposal for a horizontal Equal Treatment Directive.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2014<\/td>\nPrioritising EU projects promoting European values and history including holocaust remembrance, citizenship education and religious literacy, support for youth and civil society projects and networks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

These measures were also discussed at the Commission’s Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights of 1-2\u00a0October\u00a02015, devoted to \u2018Tolerance and respect: preventing and combating anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hatred in Europe\u2019.(1)<\/strong><\/a> As announced on the occasion of the colloquium, the Commission will also designate two coordinators, one for anti-Semitism and one for Islamophopia, within its services.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nOn the outcomes of the colloquium, see http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/justice\/events\/colloquium-fundamental-rights-2015\/files\/fundamental_rights_colloquium_conclusions_en.pdf<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source:\u00a0http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/sides\/getDoc.do?type=WQ&reference=E-2015-012033&language=EN<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-wgas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}