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AJC Calls on EU Ministers to Convene Special Meeting on Anti-Semitism
July 21, 2014 – Brussels -- AJC calls on the European Union to convene an extraordinary meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers to address the wave of violence against Jews across Europe.
“From Berlin to Paris, from London to Brussels, we...
Greek Prime Minister Samaras Addresses AJC Transatlantic Institute
June 26, 2014 – Brussels – Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras addressed an AJC Transatlantic Institute dinner last night. While acknowledging the immense challenges facing his country since 2008, including nearly 60 percent youth unemployment, he presented a generally...
Do Jews Have a Future in Europe?
By Simone Rodan-Benzaquen and Daniel Schwammenthal
The Wall Street Journal Europe
11 June 2014...
AJC Hails Israel’s Joining EU Horizon 2020
June 9, 2014 – New York – AJC praised the signing of a landmark agreement enabling Israel to participate in the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.
“Forward-looking, ground-breaking cooperation between Israel and...
AJC Transatlantic Institute Greatly Concerned By Extremists' Success in EU Elections
May 26, 2014 - Brussels - The AJC Transatlantic Institute expressed its great concern over the success of extremist parties in a number of member states in the European Parliament elections.
While the center-right European People's Party...
Counterpoint: Is the West Doing Enough for Ukraine?
Counterpoint host Joshua Goodman, Daniel Schwammenthal (Director, AJC Transatlantic Institute) and Roland Freudenstein (Deputy Director, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies) discuss whether the Western response to Russian territorial aggression in Crimea has been...
Vatican, EU Allies in Fighting Anti-Semitism
By Stanley M. Bergman
20 March 2014
“It is important that we dedicate...
Counterpoint: Experts and Israel's Ambassador to EU discuss EU-Israel Relations
Counterpoint host Joshua Goodman, Daniel Schwammenthal (Director, AJC Transatlantic Institute), Roland Freudenstein (Deputy Director, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies) and Jan Techau (Director, Carnegie Europe) discuss EU-Israel relations with special guest David...
Counterpoint: Is the West Taking the Right Approach in Ukraine?
Counterpoint host Joshua Goodman discusses the West's reaction to Russian aggression in Ukraine so far and its potential response to the upcoming referendum in the Crimea with Daniel Schwammenthal (Director, AJC Transatlantic Institute) and Roland Freudenstein (Deputy...
Counterpoint: Happy Voting
When the EU holds elections for the European Parliament in late-May, a great deal of focus will be placed on one simple question: will anyone bother to vote? It's a question with a great deal of merit. Voter turnout has consistently...