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At the turn of the millennium, the European Union (EU) made a promise of equality to its diverse citizenry. By inscribing the principle of equality in the Charter of Fundamental Rights — and subsequently in the Constitutional Treaty — and by adopting concrete legislation in the form of the Race and Employment Equality Directives under Article 13 of the European Community (EC) Treaty,1 a future of harmonized equality laws, policies, and practices across Europe has come within reach. The broad scope of the Race Equality Directive in particular has raised expectations for progressing racial justice in Europe. For the first time in EU history, all member states are required to adopt specific legal provisions that protect racial and ethnic minorities from direct and indirect discrimination in most walks of life.
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Rudiger, A. (2007). Cultures of Equality, Traditions of Belonging. In: Bertossi, C. (eds) European Anti-Discrimination and the Politics of Citizenship. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230627314_3
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