(National-UAE) The EU’s co-ordinator on combating anti-Muslim hatred told the National on Thursday that the bloc sees Quran-burning protests as having “no place in Europe” but said it was up to individual countries whether to ban them.
Marion Lalisse said EU states had to strike a “very fine balance” between the freedoms of expression and religion.
Debate over Quran burnings has been revived by two recent protests in Stockholm that led to condemnation from the Muslim world.
Sweden says it is considering whether to make incidents designed to provoke and cause insult a crime under its statutes.
The UN Human Rights Council passed a motion this week saying people responsible for acts of desecration should be held to account. The US and EU voted against the resolution.
