EU's Anti-Racism Efforts Face Criticism

0:00This is your global news update for March 21st. Europe's anti-racism coordinator, Mikaela Muah, warned on March 21st that structural racism runs deep across the continent, urging institutions. To face up to their colonial past, speaking in Amsterdam, she pointed to data from the EU agency for fundamental rights showing nearly half of people of African descent have faced. Discrimination. Many of them also hit roadblocks in the job market, even with university degrees. Muah's stress that breaking down these longstanding inequalities is vital for keeping democracy strong. And today's tense political climate, the issue feels more pressing than ever. She called for better data on equality, noting that EU countries still vary widely in how they track race and ethnicity. The EU rode out a new anti-racism strategy back in January to step up enforcement of laws, bolster national plans, and root out bias in public, offices. Some advocacy groups, though, say it falls short by not committing enough to reparations

1:02for historical harms. As Europe pushes forward with these efforts, the focus remains on turning words into real change for those still feeling the effects every day.