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The EU has a problem with anti-Muslim hatred and its institutions are doing little to help, some 41 civil society groups have said.
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The EU and France opposed creating an International Day to Combat Islamophobia at the UN
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the EU Commission has failed to appoint a new coordinator on anti-Muslim hatred since July last year
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"anti-Muslim violence, hate speech, discrimination and marginalisation" were "swiftly proliferating in Europe where Muslims (or those perceived as such) are now being identified as a primary target by political parties and violent far-right movements alike,"
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EU countries dropped references to the importance of the coordinator on anti-Muslim hatred after Poland said if that was to be in the text, then it wanted a special coordinator on "Christianophobia" in Europe as well
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French policies paid more attention to combatting antisemitism and the EU Commission has had a coordinator in that role in place since 2015, giving the impression of a "hierarchy" of EU concern, the 41 civil groups pointed out
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