The European Parliament became, on Friday 19 June, the first international institution to recognise the transatlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
At the request of Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL, France), this initiative was included in the resolution against racism adopted by the plenary on Friday (493 votes in favour, 104 against and 67 abstentions).
The text also acknowledges MEPs’ support for recent anti-racism demonstrations and condemns white...