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In 1998, the Council of Europe's European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) made a report stating concern about racist activities in France and accused the French authorities of not doing enough to combat this. The report and other groups have expressed concern about organizations such as Front National (France).
The Equal Opportunities Committee of the Scottish parliament in 2001 [152] and in 2009 [153] confirmed that widespread marginalisation and discrimination persists in Scottish society against Roma and traveller groups. A 2009 survey conducted by the Scottish Government also concludes that Scottish Roma and travellers had been largely ignored in ...
Relations between the Moldovan and Romanian governments have initially included some tension as the Moldovan government led by President Vladimir Voronin accused Romania of committing imperialism, specifically declaring that "Romania has remained the only empire in Europe, consisting of Moldavia, Dobruja and Transylvania".
The ERRC is a member of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights [1] and has consultative status with the Council of Europe, [2] as well as with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The organisation was created in 1996 in Budapest, Hungary and is now based in Brussels, Belgium.
Anti-Slavic sentiment, also called Slavophobia, refers to prejudice, collective hatred, and discrimination directed at the various Slavic peoples. Accompanying racism and xenophobia, the most common manifestation of anti-Slavic sentiment throughout history has been the assertion that some Slavs are inferior to other peoples.
Sweden has the most segregated labor market of people with foreign background in Europe, when measured against both high and low educational level by OECD statistics. [2] According to the European Network Against Racism, skin color and ethnic/religious background have significant impact on an individual's opportunities in the labor market. [3] [4]
The Romani people in France are the minority group less tolerated: 74% of French people consider them a groupe à part ("apart group") and more than half of the people still believe the Roma make their living from stealing and other illicit activities. [3]
In recent years, there has been a strong development of European and national policy frameworks for the inclusion of Roma. Since policy measures at local and regional level are decisive for bringing about real improvement in the social inclusion of Roma, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe decided to create a knowledge sharing platform to effectively combat ...