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The Roma are Europe's largest ethnic minority. Out of an estimated total of 10 to 12 million Roma in Europe as a whole, some 6 million live in the European Union (EU) and most of them are citizens of an EU Member State. A significant number of Roma people live in very poor socio-economic conditions. The social exclusion, discrimination and segregation they face are mutually reinforcing. Their restricted access to education and difficulties entering the labour market result in low income and poor ...

Ongoing global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost of living crisis, climate change and war are spotlighting perennial obstacles to gender equality, as well as the importance and potential of gender-sensitive policies. As part of their commitment to human rights, sustainable development and democracy, the European Parliament and the US Congress have committed to advance women's rights and gender equality in their internal and external policy-making in an array of sectors.

L’invasion de l’Ukraine par la Russie a contraint des millions de personnes, dont des Roms ukrainiens, à chercher refuge dans les pays voisins. Les Roms fuyant l’Ukraine sont souvent victimes de discrimination, de ségrégation, de privations et de préjugés.

Plus de deux mois après le début de l’agression de la Russie contre l’Ukraine, rien ne semble indiquer une fin de la guerre: les nouvelles font au contraire état d’une escalade du conflit et d’une multiplication des atrocités commises sur le sol ukrainien. Depuis le début de la guerre, des millions de personnes ont fui le pays ou ont été déplacées à l’intérieur des frontières de l’Ukraine, ce qui a entraîné l’une des plus graves crises humanitaires de ces dernières années en Europe. À chaque jour ...

Racial and ethnic minorities face discrimination and its consequences on a daily basis. The exact scale of the problem is hard to gauge due to a lack of data and general under-reporting of racist incidents. The coronavirus pandemic has seen a major increase in reports of racist and xenophobic incidents, and the crisis it triggered has had a disproportionately large negative effect on racial and ethnic minority groups, in the form of higher death and infection rates. Although since 2000 the European ...

La discrimination fondée sur la race et l’origine ethnique est encore répandue dans l’UE. La lutte contre le racisme, la xénophobie, l’antisémitisme et l’intolérance qui les accompagne repose sur un cadre juridique établi qui remonte à plus de deux décennies. Il s’agit notamment de la directive relative à l’égalité raciale et de la décision-cadre du Conseil sur le racisme et la xénophobie.

The Holocaust ('Shoah' in Hebrew) – the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and mass murder of Jews, whom the Nazi regime and its collaborators sought to annihilate along with other persecuted groups, such as Roma and Sinti – took place in Europe. It is therefore not surprising that a trend to address negationism – i.e. unfounded theories questioning certain historical events – by means of criminal law, originated in Europe. With time, the scope of criminalisation has been extended to cover not ...

Even though the European Union (EU) has built an extensive framework of legislation, instances of racism and homophobia in sport are still rife. Interestingly, Eurostat surveys reveal that the feeling of discrimination is more widespread than actual discrimination. Although there are some variations, discrimination in sport very frequently involves stigmatisation on the basis of external characteristics such as skin colour, body shape and gender. Data from 2017 show that some 3 % of respondents claimed ...

La Commission européenne a annoncé son intention d’adopter, d’ici la fin de l’année, un nouveau cadre politique de l’Union européenne pour lutter contre l’exclusion socio-économique et la discrimination à l’égard des personnes d’origine rom. Les recommandations détaillées du Parlement européen sont en cours d’élaboration. Dans l’intervalle, un débat et des déclarations du Conseil et de la Commission sont prévus pour la session plénière de juillet.

This study provides a review of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies (NRIS) up to 2020. It was produced at the request of the Committee for Civil Liberties. Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and the Committee for Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) to feed into the discussions regarding the post-2020 Framework. The study provides a synthesis of evaluations and opinions of the Framework. It gives an appreciation of the coordination, consultation and monitoring structures and the ...