'Wake-up call' for EU as report reveals spike in anti-Black racism | Racism News
Calling the findings ‘shocking and shameful,’ the European Agency for Fundamental Rights has demanded action.
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Calling the findings ‘shocking and shameful,’ the European Agency for Fundamental Rights has demanded action.
Black people in the EU are experiencing higher levels of harassment and discrimination than six years ago. Anti-Black racism was the highest in Germany.
(Bloomberg) -- The European Union said endemic discrimination against people of African descent is getting worse, with Black communities facing especially high hurdles to access jobs and apartments.Most Read from BloombergIsrael Latest: US Determines Israel Wasn’t Behind Hospital BlastChina Developer Country Garden Deemed in Default on Dollar Bond for First TimeTrump Ally Mike Johnson Becomes Latest GOP House Speaker NomineeNobody Wants Mutual Funds NowBig Tech Earnings Whipsaw QQQ in Late Tradi
56% of people of African descent in Ireland who were surveyed said they experienced racial discrimination in recent years.
Racism towards Black people has risen in the European Union, a report published Wednesday has found. It pinpointed Germany, Austria and Finland as countries with the highest rates of discrimination and harassment. Carried out by the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the report draws from the results of polls in 13 countries in which first- and second-generation black immigrants were questioned.The polls covered a period of six years – between 2016 and 2023 – and came on the back of a pre