A group of MEPs from the European People's Party and European Conservatives and Reformists have asked the European Commission whether it will allocate additional funds to protect Jewish communities, following a series of antisemitic attacks in Belgium and the Netherlands in March 2026. The written question, submitted on 9 April 2026, also asks what role the Commission is playing in investigating the group claiming responsibility and what measures it plans under the new internal security strategy to counter terrorism.
The question cites four incidents: an explosion at a synagogue in Liège on 9 March, a synagogue arson in Rotterdam on 12 March, an explosion targeting a Jewish school in Amsterdam on 13 March, and an arson attack in Antwerp's Jewish quarter on 24 March. The MEPs note that a group called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya claimed responsibility for the attacks and that intelligence services are investigating possible links to the Iranian regime.
The MEPs' concrete asks include a request for additional EU funding for the protection of Jewish communities, a clarification of the Commission's investigative role regarding the group, and details on counter-terrorism measures under the new internal security strategy. The question signals a push for stronger EU-level action to protect Jewish sites and to address the transnational nature of the threat.
The Commission is expected to reply within approximately six weeks. Its answer will indicate whether the EU executive is prepared to increase security funding, coordinate investigations, or propose new legislative tools to counter terrorism targeting religious minorities.