National Level
22 July 2020, adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism*
The Spanish Government announced Spain’s adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism during a meeting between the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities Benzaquén, and Carmen Calvo, First Vice-President of the Government and Minister of the Presidency, Relations with the Cortes and Democratic Memory.
*The text does not explicitly refer to the additional examples. Yet, since it does not explicitly exclude them, we consider that Spain has adopted the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, including the additional examples.
Regional Level
11 June 2020, Parliament Balearic Islands motion condemning the BDS
The Parliament of the Balearic Islands adopted a motion condemning “any form of Antisemitism, in particular the Movement “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions”. The Parliament urged the Government not to grant subsidies or premises to organisations “that express themselves in Antisemitic terms” – thus the BDS movement included.