Events & Meetings

EJC and WGAS organise high-level conference in the European Parliament on the rise of extremism, Islamism, and antisemitism in Europe

Hosted by WGAS Vice-Chair MEP Lukas Mandl, the event featured speakers such as Imam Hassen Chalghoumi, Rosny-sous-Bois Council Member Shannon Seban, and Belgian Senator Viviane Teitelbaum. The closing remarks were given by Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life.
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EJC Meets With Bulgarian and Greek Officials to Discuss Far-Right Movements

Taking immediate action on two worrying developments concerning the far-right in Europe, the European Jewish Congress held separate meetings with the Ambassadors of Greece and Bulgaria to the European Union, in Brussels, July 25th.

Jewish Senator Elected in Tunisia – EJC President in Tunisia

EJC President Pierre Besnainou met with Tunisian government officials and local Jewish leaders to congratulate them on the election of the head of the Tunisian Jewish Community Roger Bismuth to the new Tunisian Senate, in Tunis on Friday, 8th of July.

EJC Meets EU Commissioner for External Relations

The President of the European Jewish Congress Pierre Besnainou met in Brussels with Dr. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Union Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, on July 7th to address several important points on the EJC agenda.

European Jewry elects a new President

On Sunday, June 26th, the General Assembly of the European Jewish Congress (EJC) convened in Paris with the participation of 130 delegates, representing 36 Jewish communities in Europe. The French candidate Pierre Besnainou was elected by the General Assembly as President of the EJC for a mandate of two years renewable
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SACC by EJC launches the EU-funded SAFE programme to educate youngsters on threat awareness and self-protection

SAFE is part of the EU-funded BADRI Project, led by the European Jewish Congress in partnership with IKG Wien, Faith Matters, and SACC by EJC. You can visit the platform in the following link:  https://safe.sacc-ejc.org/.

EJC congratulates Friedrich Merz on his victory in the German elections and expresses its concern over the rise of the far-right party AfD

EJC and WJC call for immediate release of hostages held by Hamas

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