Muslims, Ramadan, and myths facing European civilisation
Brussels, Today, 07:05
Brace yourselves. The purity of European civilisation is going to be tested over the next four weeks by a full-frontal display of otherness by Europe s increasingly feisty and self-confident Muslims.
Yes, it is Ramadan again and observing European Muslims, along with others who practice Islam across the world, have embarked on a month-long journey of abstinence, fasting and prayer.
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Várhelyi issued the following statement:
“On occasion of the International Roma Day, we celebrate, together with our largest European ethnic minority, their unique contribution to European diversity and heritage. We also mark the 50
th anniversary of the First World Romani Congress.
Yet, many Roma still face prejudice, discrimination, antigypsyism and socioeconomic exclusion in their daily lives.
In addition, the global pandemic has hit Roma communities hard. We must do everything possible to address not only the current crisis affecting them, but also to bring real change on the ground.
To that end, the European Commission adopted an ambitious EU Roma Strategic Framework - a new 10-year plan to achieve equality for Roma in the European Union, and beyond. The Framework includes comprehensive lists of measures to combat discrimination and antigypsyism, advance social inclusion, promote participation of Roma in society and ensure equal access to quality mainstream education, em
Meghan Markle, royal racism and the European Way of Life
Brussels, 17. Mar, 07:06
It is easy to shrug off the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle s revelations alleging racism in and around Britain s royal family as just another celebrity-triggered tsunami in a tea cup.
Worthy of another Netflix series certainly, but nothing to do with us.
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Questions like where do you really come from? may – finally – become redundant
On 3 March, the European Commission presented an ambitious Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 to ensure their full participation in society, on an equal basis with others in the EU and beyond, in line with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European […]