EU pledges €30bn to protect mosques and synagogues amid hate crime rise

Tensions surrounding Israel-Hamas war has provoked rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe

The European Commission has promised a 30bn (26bn) fund to increase security at mosques and synagogues across the continent as it condemned a recent rise in levels of antisemitism and Islamophobia as un-European".

Saying that tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas war had provoked hostility reminiscent of the darkest days of Europe's history", the commission called on social media companies to do more to remove hateful content.