Racism

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister: Bulgaria and the Bulgarian People have Defied Hatred, Racism and Xenophobia

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva last night opened the ritual sitting dinner - the beginning of the Jewish Feast of Pesach, which our foreign minister hosted for a second consecutive year. This was announced by the press center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 

Building societies that last

It is common practice for the establishment to occasionally wage battles aimed at consolidating its strength and boosting the confidence of its different components. In a similar way, Europe's systemic powers are fighting a war against the "nationalism," "racism," "nazism" and "fascism" of the purported extremist parties ahead of European Parliament elections in May.

France faces blackface debate after Greek play blockaded

France is grappling with its own version of a blackface scandal, after activists blocked a theater performance at the Sorbonne university in Paris involving actors with black masks.

Four black rights groups staged the protest Monday against a performance of "The Suppliants" by ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus, arguing the masks promote racist stereotypes.

European Parliament Milestone Vote for the Rights of Black People in Europe

Brussels, 26 March 2019 - Today the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on the fundamental rights of people of African descent in Europe. This is the first time that the European Parliament publicly recognises the specific racism and fundamental rights issues facing people of African descent in Europe.

 

PM Dancila presents priorities of Romania's EU Council Presidency to head of American Jewish Committee Harris

One of Romania's priorities during the presidency of the Council of the EU is to intensify European joint efforts to combat anti-Semitism, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Thursday, during a meeting she had, in Brussels, with the Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee, David Harris, informs a press release issued by the Government.

#Romania2019.eu/Dancila: Romania has become a regional model today in combating Anti-Semitism and xenophobia

AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: Romania has become today a regional model in combating Anti-Semitism and xenophobia and, also, a model in what concerns education and measures meant to keep the memory of the Holocaust, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Thursday in the opening of the conference "Fight against Anti-Semitism: a joint approach for a better protection of

"Antisemitism, xenophobiia, hate speech on rise in Europe"

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic posted this on Facebok on Monday, adding:

"We all, state authorities, international organizations, civil society, academia and the media must do our utmost to counter this trend and recommit to the values and principles born after the tragedy of the Holocaust."

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