Another year, another 5 years action plan to combat Racism. You thought that the woke was gone or that the eastern war or energy crisis would make the EU stop placing "human rights first? Think again. Lets explore these delightful 20 pages together
"The EU is a union of Equality"
Its values are:
Human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights.
"A society free from racism" is its goal
Why anti racism? Because it is essential for growth and stability.
Notice also thr explicit mention of intersectionality and how this is the philosophical lense they will apply
And yes, the racism we have in Europe is structural. Notice also how antisemitism, antigypsyism (lol) and anti muslim hatred zre all mentioned in one breath.
Strengthening anti-racism education. Notice here how it is the Commision that will support projects that have an anticolonialist or antiracist perspective.
A summary
This is important to keep perspective. The Commission can give funding and create rapports and statistics that frame issues in a certain way and give national governments the tools to better for better implementation, but in most czses it are the member states that have to act
AI can racially profile and this is bzd so we need to regulate
Thr commission encourzges more rigorous tracking and documenting of hzte crimes and hate speech. It zlso wants governments to implement anti racial bias training in their respective civil service
Another call for more inclusive education. Notice the economic framing racism is bad because it damages the economy.
This is one of the most important passages in the document. This basically means thzt in order to get money from the European regional development fund you will have to comply with aiming to create diverse neighbourhoods.
And ofc the civil society angle cannot be forgotten. The EU wants tighter integration and notice also the casual reference to disinformation in the context of racism.
TLD;R the EU will put more effort into promoting antiracism outside of its borders
And we end with th most importznt passage. EU funding is conditional on complying with inclusivity and human rights.
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