The new EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030: empty promises leaving the most marginalised at the margins
Brussels, Belgium – 6 March 2026 The European Commission adopted its Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 on 5 March 2026, ahead of International Women’s Day. ENAR reco
The new EU Anti-Racism Strategy: A missed opportunity to confront the structural violence experienced by racialised communities
Brussels, Belgium – 21 January 2026 While the European Union’s new Anti-Racism Strategy keeps important terminology, the commitment to Local and National Actions Pla
Forthcoming Digital Omnibus would mark point of no return
127 civil society organisations and unions are urging the European Commission to halt its planned Digital Omnibus, warning that the proposals would weaken core EU laws like the GDP
The Cypriot Supreme Constitutional Court ruling restoring KISA’s right to operate freely
Press release Brussels, 30 October 2025 – The European Network Against Racism welcomes the landmark decision of the Supreme Constitutional Court of the Republic of Cyprus, which
Eradicating Poverty by 2050
More than words, a comprehensive EU-wide strategy is needed. Joint statement by the Coalition on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. Brussels, 21 October 2025 ENAR, together with partner
ENAR Announces Leadership Transition as Kim Smouter Steps Down as Executive Director
Brussels, Belgium – 12 March 2025 – The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) announces that its Executive Director, Kim Smouter, will be stepping down from his role a
Equality betrayed: Commission unilaterally gives up on anti-discrimination law
European Civil society condemns European Commission’s announcement to withdraw the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination as a betrayal of fundamental rights at a critical mom
Europe’s Original Sin: New ENAR Report Confronts Colonial Legacies and Demands Reparations for the Racial Wealth Gap
For Immediate Release Brussels, Belgium – September 25, 2024 – The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) is proud to announce the launch of its latest report, Europe’s O
New Commission, Same Story: Europe’s Security Obsession Overshadows Rights
Brussels, 23 September 2024 – The European Union’s latest policy direction, as revealed in the list of Commissioners-Designate and their mission letters, signals a stark commit
ENAR staff member racially profiled and detained at Zagreb Airport
Europe’s racist border policies a growing danger to racialised people: “One policeman told me that Croatia is a homogenous white society, that I am black and that gives them th
