24/10/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 24 October, the European Parliament’s Committee on Gender Equality (FEMM) adopted an opinion urging the EU Council to include hate crimes and hate speech in the list of European crimes. Spearheaded by Vera Tax (S&D, Dutch), the text will complement the position of the Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) (see EUROPE B13236A16). It places particular emphasis on the need to recognise gender-based hate crimes and hate speech as a specific form of...