The European Commission on Tuesday (5 October) unveiled an anti-Semitism strategy to tackle hatred amid a worrying increase in attacks, notably online.
“The idea is to show that Islam has been part of French cultural heritage since the Middle Ages,” Yannick Lintz, the head of the Louvre’s Islamic department, told The Art Newspaper.
Last July the EU announced the appointment but the position is still vacant. “Promoting freedom of religion is essential to address global challenges”, 49 MEPs say in a letter to the EU.
