European Commission convenes first ever Anti-Racism Summit
The European Commission convened the first ever EU Summit on Anti-Racism on 19 March. The Summit is one of the activities foreseen by the EU’s Anti-Racism Action Plan, adopted 18 September, which commits to addressing systemic and structural racism in Europe, and to mainstreaming anti-racism across all EU policy domains - including migration. The Summit gathered high-level EU leaders, as well as NGOs, to discuss the way forward - but was criticised for failing to adequately involve affected communities in its planning and for not taking a true intersectional approach to the root causes of racism in Europe. In the lead-up to the Summit, PICUM published a blog arguing that to truly tackle racism, we must change our approach to migration policy, including as reflected in the EU’s recent Pact on Asylum and Migration.
European Commission convenes first ever Anti-Racism Summit
The European Commission convened the first ever EU Summit on Anti-Racism on 19 March. The Summit is one of the activities foreseen by the EU’s Anti-Racism Action Plan, adopted 18 September, which commits to addressing systemic and structural racism in Europe, and to mainstreaming anti-racism across all EU policy domains - including migration. The Summit gathered high-level EU leaders, as well as NGOs, to discuss the way forward - but was criticised for failing to adequately involve affected communities in its planning and for not taking a true intersectional approach to the root causes of racism in Europe. In the lead-up to the Summit, PICUM published a blog arguing that to truly tackle racism, we must change our approach to migration policy, including as reflected in the EU’s recent Pact on Asylum and Migration.