Articles de Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Directrice générale de la DG démocratie
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Commemoration of the Roma Holocaust – a time to learn and look forward
What is porrajmos? Even in 2016, many people have never heard of the Roma Holocaust, in which, experts agree, at least half a million Roma died under Nazi Germany’s extermination policies. Given the difficulties of collecting reliable data, this figure may even be higher. Many Roma were killed in...
New Council of Europe convention aims to make football matches safe for all
We have seen the start of the UEFA EURO 2016 marred by violence inside and outside football stadiums; old stereotypes about football fans resurfacing with a new slant; fitter hooligans following a violent, nationalistic agenda unconnected to any idea of fair play. We have seen sport being used to...
Europe’s leaders urged to harness the power of sport to integrate refugees and migrants
On World Refugee Day our thoughts naturally turn to the plight of asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution, but it is also an opportunity to think of the next stage, how to contribute towards their successful integration, which is one of the main challenges facing our continent today....
New international treaty to protect patients from counterfeit and falsified medicines
Trafficking of counterfeit or falsified medicines and medical devices is a multi-billion euro business which puts vulnerable patients’ health and lives at risk the world over. Remember the scandal concerning Poly Implant Prothèses (PIP) breast implants: filled with a substandard silicone-gel,...
Young People Tackling “Cyber Hate”
Hate speech can only thrive if the majority remain silent FRANCE - STRASBOURG - Online hate speech or “cyber hate” is more than the mirror of hate speech in society; it magnifies the issue, like a hall of mirrors. Hate-speech mongers use every online means available to denigrate their targets;...
European governments urged to invest more in education to curb extremism
The recent terrorist attacks in France on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket left 17 people dead and Europe in shock. But the massacre also prompted unprecedented demonstrations by millions of protesters of every race and religion, not just in France, but across...
