In a written answer on 19 June 2026, Home Affairs Commissioner Magnus Brunner condemned recent antisemitic attacks across Europe and outlined EU measures to protect Jewish communities, including a EUR 5 million allocation for protecting places of worship and a proposed tripling of home affairs funding in the next EU budget. The answer responds to a parliamentary question from MEPs Alice Teodorescu Måwe (PPE), Céline Imart (PPE), Assita Kanko (ECR), Antonio López-Istúriz White (PPE), and Andrey Kovatchev (PPE), who asked about additional funds, the Commission's role in investigating the attacks, and counter-terrorism measures under the new internal security strategy.
The Commission has allocated EUR 5 million specifically to protect Jewish places of worship under the Internal Security Fund Protect call, part of a EUR 30 million package. Brunner said the Commission wants to strengthen this support under the proposed tripling of home affairs funding in the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework. He noted that the Commission is monitoring the impact of the Middle East conflict on the terrorist threat in the EU and is in contact with Member States on additional security measures. However, investigating terrorist attacks remains a Member State competence, with Europol supporting investigations.
The answer references the ProtectEU Agenda to prevent and counter terrorism, which includes strengthening Europol's analytical capacities, addressing online radicalisation through the EU Knowledge Hub and the EU Internet Forum, and preventing terrorists from entering EU territory using the Entry Exit System. The Commission also led an international coalition of antisemitism envoys calling for coordinated efforts to ensure Jewish security.
The answer provides concrete funding figures and references existing programmes, but does not announce new numerical targets or deadlines. It signals a policy direction of increased EU funding and coordination, with institutional follow-up expected through the MFF negotiations and implementation of ProtectEU measures.