Brussels, September 4th, 2018 - The controversial Jewish Nation State Law, which was passed by the Israeli Knesset in the month of June and which has been highly criticised by the European Union, may not have been introduced at the most ideal time given all the other...
https://youtu.be/HOjR6zADzWY The Israeli Nation-state law. How should the European institutions respond to it? Simon Barrett is joined by ECI Legal Counsel and Director of the Hague Initiative for International Co-operation , Andrew Tucker, ECI Founding Director Tomas...
London, August 15th, 2018 – The international community, led by the European Commission, is in the process of initiating a review of Palestinian textbooks after it was revealed that the new school curriculum, which was introduced last autumn, does not prepare the...
Évian-les-Bains, France, July 12th, 2018 – Founding Director Tomas Sandell of the European Coalition for Israel was one of the keynote speakers when the 80th anniversary of the failed Evian conference was commemorated at a symposium at the Royal Hotel in Evian on...
Brussels, July 3rd, 2018 – The European Coalition for Israel welcomes the recent vote of the Polish parliament to amend a controversial law that sought to impose penalties including jail sentences for anyone suggesting that the country was complicit in the crime...
Why the EU needs to take a tougher stand on the rise of Jew hatred in Europe. Simon Barrett is joined by Nuno Wahnon Martins from the European Jewish Congress, and Paulo Casaca, Executive Director of the South Asia Democratic Forum, along...
Jerusalem, June 14th, 2018 – At a well-attended press conference in Jerusalem on Thursday, 7thJune, ECI Legal Counsel Andrew Tucker launched a new book “Israel on Trial." The event was co-hosted by The Menachim Begin Heritage Center, NGO Monitor, European Coalition...
Brussels, May 30th, 2018 – The international community, from EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini to the UN Envoy in Jerusalem, Nikolay Mladenov, have condemned the recent wave of rocket and mortar barrages that has hit the south of Israel in the last few days....
How should the EU respond to Iranian military provocations in the Middle East? Simon Barrett is joined by Executive Director of the South Asia Democratic Forum, Paulo Casaca, MEP Branislav Škripek and ECI Founding Director Tomas Sandell.
Brussels, May 17th, 2018 – Former Portuguese Member of European Parliament Paulo Casaca has requested that the EU Anti-Fraud Office in Brussels immediately initiate a formal investigation into alleged bribery of senior European politicians during the international...
Brussels, May 14th, 2018 – European Coalition for Israel welcomes the timely US embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem which will take place today Monday and coincide with the 70th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the modern State of Israel,...
The positions of Israel and Europe on the Iran nuclear deal. Simon Barrett is joined by Israel's Ambassador to the EU and NATO, Roni Leshno-Yaar, ECI Founding Director Tomas Sandell and Adonis Georgiadis, Former Minister, Greece.