EEK supports Russia's efforts to combat neo-Nazism in the European Union
Leonid Sviridov. The European Jewish Congress (EJC) firmly supports Russia's efforts to combat neo-Nazism in Ukraine And in the European Union, reported in a statement on Wednesday the official message of the organization received in the Last news .
" on the number of Ukrainian Internet resources not so long ago appeared initially false information about the activities of the President EEK Vyacheslav Kantor, discrediting his name And damaging its reputation of the businessman And public figure ", - is informed in the document.
Guide EEK stated emphatically that " the European Jewish Congress firmly supports Russia's efforts to combat neo-Nazism in the European Union And Ukraine, And other position at EEK will not ".
" We believe that this was a lie And provocation are neo-Nazi circles as EEK always actively opposed manifestations of Nazism in the European Union, including the growing activity of the extreme right in Hungary, Greece, France, Poland, And very quickly condemned all kinds of extreme manifestations of extremism, anti-Semitism And neo-Nazism, and among them the recent terrorist act in Brussels ", - is stressed in the appeal of public organizations.
The authors of the communique stresses that is not the 1st time provocateurs attack in the media in EEK And its Leadership. Such actions can be seen as revenge nationalists And ultra-over an open position EEK against them. And the current Ukrainian authorities also have to get rid of neo-Nazis, which contributed to their rise to power, it is stressed in the appeal of the European Jewish Congress.
EEK established in 1986 And is the only representative body of the Jewish communities of Europe. EJC works With national governments, European Union institutions And the Council of Europe. Headquarters EEK is located in Paris. EEK unites And coordinates the work of more than 40 elected leaders of national Jewish communities in the EU with more than 2 million Jews. Since June 2007, President of the European Jewish Congress is Kantor. He was re-elected to this post in the beginning of winter 2008, and then in November 2012, for four-year terms.
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