Research

EuMEP occasionally commissions research by external experts on specific topics that are of relevance to European and international policy debates. The opinions therein are of the authors and do not necessarily represent positions of EuMEP.

Does the IHRA working definition of antisemitism reflect the views of most European Jews? An assessment of the evidence from the 2018 survey of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)
July 2024

By Stephen H. Miller, Emeritus Professor of Social Research, City, University of London

Assessment of the European Commission’s claims, based on a 2018 survey of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), that (1) the IHRA working definition of antisemitism reflects what the “vast majority of European Jews perceives as antisemitic”; and (2) “Israel-related antisemitism” is the “predominant form” of antisemitism encountered by European Jews.
Update on the Opinion on the Future of Personal Data Transfers From the EU/EEA to Israel & the Occupied Territories 
March 2022

By Douwe Korff, Emeritus Professor of International Law, London Metropolitan University Associate, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford

Update on the 2021 opinion on personal data transfers from the EU to Israel and the occupied territories. The update relates to proposed changes to the Israeli data protection legislation.
Opinion on the future of personal data transfers from the EU/EEA to Israel & the Occupied Territories
July 2021

By Douwe Korff, Emeritus Professor of International Law, London Metropolitan University Associate, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford

The expert opinion seeks to contribute to discussions about the future of personal data flows from the EU to Israel and the occupied territories. These transfers pose special challenges in the light of international law and protection of EU citizens' data.