In March 2022, Romanian government officially started the implementation of the National Strategy for the prevention and combating of anti-Semitism, xenophobia, radicalization and hate speech, related to the period 2021-2023.
The head of the Prime Minister’s Office stated that the Executive is fully engaged in the fight to combat anti-Semitism, xenophobia, radicalization and hate speech, and the successful implementation of the National Strategy is a priority.
«The national strategy for preventing and combating anti-Semitism, xenophobia, radicalization and hate speech is an essential tool, especially in the current context where we are witnessing an intensification of conspiracy theories and revisionist messages, as well as their proliferation, especially in the environment online, of anti-Semitic, racist or xenophobic messages» stated the Head of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery.
It is essential for Romania to have complete information about the extent of anti-Semitism, xenophobia and radicalization in Romanian society. In this sense, a range of meetings were organized between the representatives of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and those of the Diplomatic Corps, respectively of the institutions and structures with attributions in the field. The fulfillment of the 36 actions included in the Strategy Plan depends on the degree of involvement of all the responsible actors.
Source: No Hate Speech Movement (@nohatespeech)
On May 13, 2021, the Romanian Government adopted, by Government Decision, the first National Strategy for the prevention and combating of anti-Semitism, xenophobia, radicalization and hate speech, related to the period 2021-2023 and the related Action Plan, and on February 28, 2022, was established, by the Prime Minister’s Decision no. 173/28.02.2022, Interministerial Committee for monitoring the implementation of the National Strategy for the prevention and combating of anti-Semitism, xenophobia, radicalization and hate speech, related to the period 2021-2023.
In this national context, the implementation of the AMeLiE project is very helpful and contributes to the fulfillment of some of the actions included in the Strategy Plan by fighting against online hate speech. In Romania, the implementation of projects such as AMeLiE is very important and there is a great need that this type of projects to be carried out in the future.
Source: No Hate Speech Movement (@nohatespeech)
