6 submissions from 6 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.
The Commission lists 52 submissions on this file. Shown here: the 6 from organizations. Not shown, by design: submissions from private individuals, which we never publish, and anything filed since our last weekly refresh.
Who showed up
0 submissions from industry — companies and their trade associations — against 4 from civil society: NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups and trade unions.
Industry 0Civil society 4Public authorities, academia, other 2
Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations — a body that filed twice is counted twice.
The file, right now
The consultation closed on 1 Jun 2023 — it ran from 4 May 2023.
Policy area
Justice (DG JUST)
Where it stands
In planning
Adoption expected
31 Dec 2023
How it got here
Call for evidence1 Jun 2023
Also on the Commission’s pipeline for this file, with no date recorded: Initiative planned, Communication.
As the former UN Special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Tendayi Achiume has underscored, ethno-nationalism is an important driver and manifestation of racial discrimination in citizenship, nationality and immigration laws, policies and practices.
Legislation alone is not enough to eradicate racial and other prejudices, and there is a strong need to promote social cohesion from the grassroots of neighbourhoods and local communities. In short, residents of a neighbourhood or village nurture a sense of belonging and are determined to eradicate prejudices when they are able to cooperate, contribute and become protagonists of their local reality.
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
A Union of Equality: The EU anti-racism action plan 20202025 is an important step in the systematic fight against structural racism in the Member States. The Commission’s Action Plan has provided guidance and support to actions at national level to promote anti-racism and to launch the Action Plan “One Finland”.
Filed in Finnish · English published by the European Commission
The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) submits this response on behalf of the DisQo anti-discrimination & health equity network, currently listing +60 members/supports. The network recognises racism and discrimination as Fundamental Determinants of Health.
The recent policy initiatives launched by the European Union towards this, such as the EU Anti-Racism Action Plan (2020-25) are a significant step to guide endeavours to make Europe a place where populations of various backgrounds feel they belong and have a role to play in contributing to its progress.
In relation to the implementation of the EU Anti-Racism Action Plan in Spain, from Fundación Secretariado Gitano we would like to provide the following comments: - We are concerned that Spain has not yet prepared or published a National Action Plan against Racism that complies with the guidelines established by the Commission, although the deadline to do so ended in December 2022.
Method. Every quote is verbatim from the organization’s own submission to the European Commission, trimmed to its opening passage and never summarized by a model. Where a submission was filed in another EU language we show the English text the European Commission publishes alongside it, labeled on the quote; the original is one click away at the source. Groupings use the respondent type the organization itself selected when filing. We deliberately do not label anyone “supportive” or “opposed” — you read what they wrote and draw your own conclusion. Organizations only, never individuals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the European Commission is not liable for this reuse.