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AJC Transatlantic Institute Calls for Strict Oversight of €1.6 Billion EU Aid to Palestinian Authority
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AJC Urges EU Agency for Fundamental Rights to Restore Anti-Semitism Definition
December 6, 2013 – New York – AJC is urging the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) to restore to its website the “working definition” of anti-Semitism.
“The working definition was a landmark achievement, its usefulness remains undiminished,...
AJC Welcomes Dutch Parliament Call to End Financial Rewarding of Palestinian Terrorists
4 December 2013 – Brussels – The AJC Transatlantic Institute welcomed the passing of a motion in the Dutch Parliament calling on the government to pressure the Palestinian Authority (PA) to end its use of aid to reward terrorism.
“The Dutch...
AJC Reacts to Events in Ukraine
December 2, 2013 – New York – In response to the dramatic events unfolding in Ukraine, AJC Executive Director David Harris issued the following statement: “AJC has had a long and close relationship with Ukraine. We are proud to have been among the very first NGOs to call for...
AJC Welcomes Israel's Participation in the EU's Horizon 2020
27 November 2013 - Brussels - AJC welcomed the announcement that Israel will join the EU's Horizon 2020 program. Under the cooperative agreement Israel will contribute 500 million EUR and could receive upwards of 1.4 billion EUR in support of research and innovation projects...
TAI Extremely Concerned Over Findings of EU Report on Anti-Semitism
8 November 2013 – Brussels – The AJC Transatlantic Institute expressed its great concern over the findings of an EU report on rising anti-Semitism within its borders and echoed the call for greater pan-European coordination in combating this hatred....
TAI Calls for Investigation into Corruption and Misuse of Palestinian Aid
14 October 2013 – Brussels – The AJC Transatlantic Institute called on the European Union to make public a report said to document corruption and misuse of aid in the Palestinian territories, and launch a full investigation into the alleged financial abuse....
TAI Saddened by the Passing of EPP Leader Wilfried Martens
10 October 2013 – Brussels – The AJC Transatlantic Institute is saddened by the death of Wilfried Martens, former Prime Minister of Belgium and President of the European People’s Party. Martens passed away on the 9th of October at age 77.
Daniel...
TAI Welcomes Sakharov Prize for Malala Yousafzai
10 October 2013 – Brussels – The AJC Transatlantic Institute welcomed the European Parliament’s decision to award its prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Malala Yousafzai, a 16-year-old girl who was shot last year by members of the Taliban in Pakistan for...
AJC Praises Arrests of Golden Dawn Leaders
September 28, 2013 -- New York -- AJC praised the Greek government for taking bold action against the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party.
“The very essence of democracy in Greece is at stake,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. “The message is...
AJC: Golden Dawn Endangers Greece
September 25, 2013 – New York – Golden Dawn, the Greek neo-Nazi political party, has threatened Greece’s Jewish community in an online article that AJC views as another alarming indication of the dangers the party poses to Greek society.
“Golden...