A speech was delivered by Margaritis Schinas, the European Commission vice-president in charge of "promoting the European way of life". When asked for a copy, Schinas' office said "there was not really a speech in itself" and instead referred to his social media posts on X, formerly known as Twitter. (Photo: European Commission)

EU Commission hosts antisemitism seminar as Israel launches Rafah offensive

EU & the World

by Nikolaj Nielsen, Brussels,

Israel's military take over of the Rafah border crossing in Gaza has alarmed the European Union amid warnings of mass causalities and a larger humanitarian disaster should a wider offensive against the border city unfold.

But while the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was concerned about Rafah, amid Belgian demands for sanctions against Israel, the Euro...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.