Tag: European Union
EU court upholds Belgian ban on kosher ritual slaughter
The European Court of Justice upheld a Belgian ban on religious slaughter, including kosher ritual slaughter without stunning, in a ruling released on Thursday.
The E.U. court ruled that the laws requiring animals to be stunned enable “a fair...
European Union makes move to combat anti-Semitism
A key body of the European Union adopted a declaration on Wednesday to combat anti-Semitism.
The Council of the European Union is comprised of government ministers from the 27 E.U. member-states, who meet to make...
Netanyahu thanks Romanian counterpart for presenting ‘sensible case’ to EU on Israel’s behalf
During a meeting on Tuesday in Jerusalem with visiting Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his appreciation for Bucharest’s assistance over the years in presenting a “sensible case” to...
Watchdog: EU donates tens of millions to NGOs linked to Palestinian terror, anti-Semitism
A new 30-page report released by NGO Monitor indicates that in 2019, the European Union authorized more than 40 grants, totaling as much as 33 million euros (about $39 million), to NGOs in the...
Parliament members call on EU to withhold some funding to PA due to textbooks
A cross-party group of more than 20 members of the European Parliament from 15 countries have urged the European Union to partially withhold funding to the Palestinian Authority until Ramallah ends its anti-Semitic incitement...
Will Kosovo and Serbia establish embassies in Jerusalem? Not if the EU has its...
It’s easy to miss all of the announcements coming out right now by countries normalizing relations with Israel. But even more intriguing was the announcement last week that Serbia and Kosovo planned to establish...
EU court adviser calls for Belgian ritual-slaughter ban to be struck down
The European Court of Justice should strike down a Belgian ban on kosher ritual slaughter without stunning, said an advocate general for the European Union’s highest court on Thursday.
Gerard Hogan cited that the 2009 E.U. law...
EU warns Serbia, Kosovo Jerusalem embassy move could endanger membership bid
The European Union warned Serbia and Kosovo on Monday that they could be hurting their chances for E.U. membership by moving their embassies to Jerusalem.
“There is no E.U. member state with an embassy in...
EU review of Palestinian textbooks is a tragedy of errors, says watchdog group
Palestinian textbooks are rife with blatant incitement against Israel, as has been reported for decades. And in the United States, for example, Palestinian children studying under the Palestinian Authority school curriculum learn Newton’s Second...
EU study examines wrong textbooks, concludes Palestinian Authority promotes peace with Israel
A European Union-sponsored study to examine whether textbooks used by schools in the Palestinian Authority incite against Israel actually examined textbooks in Arabic used in the Israeli school system.
The study concluded that P.A. textbooks...