During their meeting in Brussels on Friday 4 March, EU Justice Ministers are expected to adopt conclusions on combating antisemitism and racism. These follow two initiatives proposed by the Commission (see EUROPE 12805/26, 12563/2). EUROPE had access to the conclusions approved by the ambassadors on 2 March.
They propose a “universalist approach” and make a series of recommendations to Member States. These include: - raising awareness of the fight against all forms of antisemitism and racism; - the development of common methodologies to qualify racist and antisemitic incidents; - strengthening investigative and judicial capacities to tackle such attacks online; - encouraging victims to report attacks.
The Member States also call on the European Commission to provide more funding opportunities to support national human rights institutions, and the capacities of local authorities and civil organisations in the fight against antisemitism and racism. Finally, the Commission should provide updates on the progress of its action plan against racism and its strategy to combat antisemitism. See the conclusions (in French): https://aeur.eu/f/lm (Original version in French by Léa Marchal)