As the European Commission is looking to come up with new laws next year to boost the prominence and independence of the bloc’s equality bodies and strengthen victims’ rights as part of EU treaties, it is time to take stock of the long-standing issues of racism and discrimination in Europe.
In this special report, EURACTIV explores whether European governments have learned the lessons from the initial waves of the pandemic and their disproportionate effects on minority communities, such as the Roma. Moreover, we take a look at what’s next for efforts to bolster Europe’s anti-racism and anti-discrimination protection.
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Europe’s Roma at risk amid COVID-19 fourth wave
Europe’s Roma communities will be at increased risk unless European countries speed up vaccination and design targeted support as the fourth COVID-19 wave and new lockdowns take hold in Europe, experts say.
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French delegation calls for ’emergency’ repatriation of children in Syria as winter nears
France and the EU should help organise “emergency” repatriation of French and other European women and children stuck in Syria before winter sets in, a French delegation said upon return from a mission to northeast Syria, where they met with Kurdish authorities.
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Next German government pledges to fight racism, ensure diversity
The coalition agreement of Germany’s Social Democrats, Greens and the liberal FDP puts a special emphasis on measures to guarantee the participation of side-lined and vulnerable groups and to fight racism on all fronts.
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Grappling with Europe’s racist colonial past must go beyond history books
Teaching colonialism is a first step to tackle structural racism in Europe, but inequality will not be eradicated unless addressed in education as a whole, according to experts.
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EU Parliament sets out two-year diversity roadmap
The European Parliament’s leadership adopted on Monday (29 November) a two-year ‘roadmap’ through which it hopes to “intensify efforts to achieve a more inclusive administration”.
Source: euractiv.com
