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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9410
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha council

EU27 draft text on criminalisation of racism and xenophobia

Luxembourg, 19/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - After almost six years of negotiation on a text intended to make racist and xenophobic acts in the EU a criminal offence, member states have finally come to an agreement, said German Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries, speaking in Luxembourg on Thursday on behalf of the German EU Presidency. “We have reaffirmed our values”, said Mr Zypries, obviously very pleased with the success of the talks that she herself had headed. In reality, the EU27 have...

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