In the Annual Report published on 2 December 2004, the Agency concludes that the education system in EU states is still failing migrant and minority pupils and racism against the Roma community continues.

The report analyses the existing and developing legal measures and remedies against discrimination of migrants and minorities, especially within the framework of the two EU anti-discrimination directives and their transposition into national legislation.

This report complements the report "Manifestations of Antisemitism in the EU 2002-2003" and consists of material from in-depth interviews with 35 persons from Jewish communities in eight European countries, covering their own perceptions of antisemitism.

"Manifestations of Antisemitism in the EU 2002 - 2003" details manifestations of antisemitism in the EU over a two-year period from 2002-2003 using data available by October 2003 and proposes policies to counter it. The second report, "Perceptions of Antisemitism in the European Union" provides snapshot interviews with members of the Jewish community. The main report shows that there has been an increase in antisemitic incidents in five EU countries, (Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK). Those incidents ranged from hate mail to arson. In some other countries there has been little evidence of increase in antisemitism.

Suite aux inquiétudes exprimées par de nombreux milieux à propos de ce qui
semblait être une augmentation importante des actes d’antisémitisme dans
certaines régions de l’Europe, en particulier en mars/avril 2002, l’EUMC a invité
les 15 points focaux nationaux de son réseau d'information sur le racisme et la
xénophobie (RAXEN) à prêter une attention particulière à l’antisémitisme dans le
cadre des activités de collecte de données du réseau. Ce rapport exhaustif constitue
l’un des résultats de cette initiative. Il représente la première opération de collecte
systématique de données sur l’antisémitisme dans l’Union européenne, à l’aide de
lignes directrices communes pour tous les Etats membres.

The report was presented to the European Parliament beginning of December 2003, it provides information on the situation regarding racism and xenophobia in the Community and its Member States, and highlights examples of good practice.

Concern about the reported rise in Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe following the September 11 terrorist attacks against the US, led the Agency together with the European Commission to organise a series of Round Tables on these themes.

This Report is the central part of a project which the Agency jointly conducted with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and the Council of Europe's Migration and Roma/Gypsy Division.