AALST CARNIVAL IS NOW BEYOND THE PALE AND UNESCO MUST ACT NOW, SAYS CHAIRMAN OF EJA

Austria:

• Austrian People’s Party
• NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum + national government

Belgium:

• Christian Democratic and Flemish 
• Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats
• New Flemish Alliance
• Reformist Movement

Croatia:

• Social Democratic Party of Croatia

Czech Republic:

• Civic Democratic Party

Denmark:

• Danish Social Liberal Party

Germany:

• Christian Democratic Union
• Social Democratic Party
• Christian Social Union in Bavaria
• Free Democratic Party
• Alternative for Germany 

Hungary:

• Fidesz
• Democratic Coalition + national government

Latvia:

• Development
• Social Democratic Party “Harmony”

Luxembourg:

• Democratic Party

Montenegro:

• Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro + national government and presidency

The Netherlands:

• Christian Democratic Appeal

Romania:

• Social Democratic Party

Slovenia:

• Slovenian Democratic Party
• The Left

Spain:

• People’s Party

Sweden:

• Liberals
• Centre Party
• Green Party
• Sweden Democrats

United Kingdom:

• Democratic Unionist Party

Jewish freedom of religion is under direct attack across Europe from the very institutions that have vowed to protect our communities, says European Jewish Association Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin.
Move comes as consequence of European Court of Justice Ruling last December that member countries may ban the practice of ritual slaughter in order to promote animal welfare, without infringing the rights of religious groups.
The December ruling  said that the EU’s animal slaughter regulation “does not preclude member states from imposing an obligation to stun animals prior to killing which also applies in the case of slaughter prescribed by religious rites”, but encouraged member states to find a balance. It is now clear that a number of member states are zealously applying the former whilst ignoring the latter,
In a statement this evening, the Chairman of the Brussels-based European Jewish Association, which represents hundreds of communities across the continent, said:
“We warned in December about the downstream consequences that the European Court of Justice ruling carried with it, and now we see the outcome. Jewish Freedom of Religion is under direct attack. It started in Belgium, moved to Poland and Cyprus and now it is Greece’s turn.
“These direct attacks are coming from many of the same governments and institutions who have sworn to protect their Jewish Communities.
“What we are witnessing is rank hypocrisy. When it comes to antisemitism, governments and institutions rightly stand behind us. But when our faith and practice is assailed left and right by laws, they are nowhere to be seen, nowhere to be found.
“What use is it to protect Jews while legislating fundamental pillars of our religion out of existence?
We will urgently making representations to the highest levels of the Greek government to get direct answers to this simple but fundamental question: How can there be Jews in Europe if you keep bringing in laws against us? Ends