Programme - Antisemitism launch event

Agenda

13:10 – 13:15 Testimony clip from USC Shoah Foundation about Contemporary Antisemitism

13:15 – 13:45 Opening remarks by

  • Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
  • Karoline Edtstadler, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of the Interior - Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • Michael O’Flaherty, Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights

13:45 – 14:15 Results of the 2nd FRA survey on discrimination and hate crime against Jews

  • Vida Beresneviciute,, Programme Manager, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights

14:15 – 14:30 Challenges to Jewish life in Europe.

Q&A between Paul Kirby, BBC, and Ariel Muzicant, Vice-President of the European Jewish Congress.

14:30 – 15:45 Panel discussion moderated by Paul Kirby, BBC:

  • Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos, Scientific Advisor, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
  • Hannah Rose, President of the Union of Jewish students, UK
  • Katharina von Schnurbein, EC Coordinator on combating Antisemitism
  • Johanna Barasz, Deputy Inter-ministerial Delegate to combat racism, antisemitism and anti-LGBT hatred (DILCRAH), France 

Followed by open questions.

15:45 – 16:00 Closing Remarks by Maram Stern, Deputy CEO of Diplomacy, World Jewish Congress

Simultaneous interpretation from/to EN, FR, DE as of 13:15.