Press Release: Commission holds Colloquium on combatting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred, as survey shows 50% of Europeans believe religious discrimination is widespread

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Series Details IP/15/5737 (01.10.15)
Publication Date 01/10/2015
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On 1-2 October 2015 the European Commission hosted the first Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights, in Brussels.

The European Commission held Colloquium on combatting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred in Europe. The challenge was highlighted by data from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights on antisemitic offences and by a new Eurobarometer survey on discrimination.
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European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/15/5739, 01.10.15: Q&A on the first Annual EU Fundamental Rights Colloquium: preventing and combating antisemitic and anti-Muslim hatred in Europe http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-5739_en.htm
EUObserver, 01.10.15: Major EU states report spike in anti-Semitic abuse https://euobserver.com/justice/130509
EU: FRA: Press Release, 30.09.15: Hate and intolerance must be combated more strongly as social climate worsens http://fra.europa.eu/en/press-release/2015/hate-and-intolerance-must-be-combated-more-strongly-social-climate-worsens
EU: Eurobarometer: Discrimination in the EU in 2015 [Report, 2015] http://ec.europa.eu/COMMFrontOffice/PublicOpinion/index.cfm/ResultDoc/download/DocumentKy/68004
EU: Eurobarometer: Discrimination in the EU in 2015 http://ec.europa.eu/COMMFrontOffice/PublicOpinion/index.cfm/Survey/getSurveyDetail/instruments/SPECIAL/surveyKy/2077
European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/15/5754, 01.10.15: Opening remarks of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans at the First Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-5754_en.htm
EurActiv, 02.10.15: Commission wants member states to criminalise hate speech http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/commission-wants-member-states-criminalise-hate-speech-318173
EUObserver, 01.10.15: Commission: Most Muslims not a threat to Europe https://euobserver.com/justice/130518
European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/15/5765, 02.10.15: Commissioner Jourová 's concluding remarks at the Colloquium on Fundamental Rights - Tolerance and respect: Living better together http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-5765_en.htm
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