EU pledges to step up fight against hate crimes


  • World
  • Wednesday, 06 Dec 2023

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday pledged to step up its fight against hate crimes throughout Europe, as ongoing military conflicts have been fuelling antisemitic and anti-Muslim incidents across the continent.

"Europe is experiencing an alarming increase in hate speech and hate crime and evidence shows that Jewish and Muslim communities are particularly affected," the commission said in a statement.

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