Antisemitism can be expressed in the form of verbal and physical
attacks, threats, harassment, property damage, graffiti or other forms of text,
including on the internet.
This
report relates to manifestations of antisemitism as they are recorded by
official and unofficial sources in the 28 European Union (EU) Member States.
‘Official data’ is understood here as that collected by law enforcement
agencies, criminal justice systems and relevant state ministries at the
national level. ‘Unofficial data’ refers to data collected by civil society
organisations.
This report compiles available data on antisemitic incidents collected
by international, governmental and non-governmental sources, covering the
period 1 January 2004– 31 December 2014, where data are available. No official
data on reported antisemitic incidents were available for seven Member States
at the time this report was compiled: Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Italy,
Lithuania, Malta and Portugal.
