Statements

EJC calls on Portuguese authorities to cancel Kanye West’s planned concert at Algarve Stadium

We call on the relevant authorities, public entities and organisers to cancel this event and take all appropriate measures to ensure that antisemitism, Nazi glorification and hatred are not rewarded with public platforms, legitimacy or support.

EJC deplores State antisemitism in Belarus

The European Jewish Congress deplores the recent defamatory statements by the Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko that Jews "don't care" for the places they live in, and are responsible for neglect in both Belarus and in Israel

EJC Worried that EU Funding Could go to Anti-Semitic Polish Radio

EJC President Moshe Kantor, in a letter addressed to President of the European Commission Jos̩ Manuel Durao Barroso, expressed the EJC's worry that EU money could be received by a Polish radio station known for anti-Semitic broadcasts

EJC Welcomes Greek Court Case Against Anti-Semitic Author

In a letter to Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, EJC President Moshe Kantor commended the Greek authorities for taking to court a notorious Greek author for his 400-page book entitled "The Jews - the Whole Truth"

EJC Shocked After Rabbi Stabbed in Frankfurt

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) expresses its sincere concern following the stabbing of a rabbi in central Frankfurt this weekend, especially in light of the disturbing rise in racist and anti-Semitic violence in Germany over the past year

The EJC President Kantor deplores the call for negotiation with Hamas

Earlier this week some European countries have called on Europe, Israel and Palestinian Authority to engage in negotiations with the terrorist organization Hamas.

EJC shocked by Pope Benedict XVI’s private audience with head of anti-Semitic Radio Maryja

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) was shocked to learn that Pope Benedict XVI has received in private at his summer residence Tadeusz Rydzyk, the head of Radio Maryja, whose anti-Semitic statements have been widely spread through his media network.

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Events & Meetings

EJC Executive Vice-President and Director of European Affairs attended the 16th EU-Israel High-Level Seminar in Brussels

During the discussions, EJC Executive Vice-President Raya Kalenova stressed the importance of public authorities speaking out more forcefully against antisemitism in all its forms, including when it disguises itself as anti-Zionism.