Racism on the rise in the EU 58% of those interviewed recently detained by the police believe that their skin color had something to do with it.
A report from the European Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) revealed yesterday that almost half of black people living in the European Union (EU) suffered from racism, a figure that shows the deterioration of the situation when compared to previous surveys.
“It is shocking to see no improvement since our last survey in 2016,” FRA director Michael O’Flaherty said in a statement.
The situation even deteriorated, as 45% of respondents declared they had been victims of racism in the five years prior to the survey, compared to 39% before.
FRA spokesperson Rosalina Latcheva said the report also notes an increase in speeches “presenting migration as a threat,” and lamented “its impact on the way black people are perceived” in the society.
The results are particularly “alarming” in Germany and Austria, where the percentage of those who declare themselves exposed to racism exceeds 70%.
The report pointed out the flagrant injustices in the world of work, since more than 30% of people report discrimination, and denounced a racist bias in the Police: 58% of those interviewed recently arrested consider that their skin color had something to do with it. On it.
Latcheva encouraged EU States to “gather data” to combat this phenomenon and to apply “effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions” against the perpetrators of racist acts.
Currently, only 9% report discrimination “because they believe that their word will not change anything,” said the expert.
The study was carried out with interviews with around 6,800 immigrants of African descent between October 2021 and October 2022 in 13 EU countries.
Source: Ambito
