On Friday 19 March, the European Commission published its third report on the application of the Racial Equality Directive (2000/43): twenty years after its adoption, 59% of Europeans still believe discrimination based on ethnic origin is widespread in their country (2019 Eurobarometer) and the effectiveness of this legislation still leaves something to be desired.
In particular, the report identifies the underreporting of discrimination as a persistent problem even though the number of...