As racism is sometimes characterised by hostility towards a religion, the proposed directive adopted by the Commission in July 2008 aiming to set in place the principle of equal treatment between people, irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, is worthy of mention. The Council has pulled off the great coup of having still not adopted it to this day (congratulations to the successive Presidencies who have left this dossier to fester for 12 years!), much to...