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The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), together with Member of the European Parliament Céline Imart, is officially calling on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to establish a Coordination Network Against Online Racism and Antisemitism (CNORA).
The announcement was made on Thursday morning at a high-level breakfast forum hosted by CAM and Céline Imart, in partnership with the European Jewish Association (EJA) and International Movement for Peace and Coexistence (IMPAC) at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
The event brought together lawmakers, institutional representatives, civil society figures, and leading policy experts for discussions on the growing threat of online antisemitism and racism across Europe.
The keynote speaker was Jonathan Boyd, Executive Director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR), who presented the latest antisemitism-related trends and challenges in Europe and the digital sphere.
A guest of honor was European Parliament Vice-President Pina Picierno, who said, “We need policies that match the reality we face with online hate and radicalization, backed by real tools and real accountability for platforms — not legislation alone. Europe must act, not just speak.”
The proposal by CAM and MEP Imart — based CAM’s research into online antisemitism, platform accountability, and artificial intelligence — calls for:
— The establishment of a national online hate reporting platform in every EU Member State, modeled on France’s PHAROS system under the leadership of the French Ministry of the Interior; and
— The creation of a European coordination network connecting these national platforms to facilitate real-time information sharing, faster threat detection, and coordinated cross-border responses.
MEP Imart (European People’s Party Group) said, “Without this European coordination, each Member State will continue to act in isolation against content that spreads instantly across the continent. We cannot allow hatred to operate with seamless logistics while protection remains trapped in bureaucracy. Protecting our citizens from online hate requires tools equal to the challenge. This is an issue of security, dignity, and European digital sovereignty.”
CAM Executive Director of European Affairs Shannon Seban said, “The Digital Services Act marked an important step forward, but regulation alone is no longer enough. Europe must now move from regulation to operational coordination. CNORA would provide the framework needed for Member States to share information in real time, coordinate responses, and better protect our citizens.”
The new initiative comes at a time when antisemitism continues to surge across Europe. CAM’s Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) documented 2,962 antisemitic incidents in Europe in 2025, representing a nearly 50-percent increase from the previous year. The plan represents another step in CAM’s mission to translate research into concrete public policy and strengthen European cooperation against antisemitism.
