Type: Acts of the European Union: European Parliament Resolution on combating the rise of extremism in Europe

Authority: European Authorities - European Union: European Parliament

Date: 12/13/2007

Subject: The European Parliament is seriously concerned at the resurgence in Europe of extremist movements and paramilitary groups and parties, some of which even have governmental responsibilities, that base their ideology, political discourse, practices and conduct on discrimination, including racism, intolerance, incitement to religious hatred, exclusion, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, anti-Gypsyism, homophobia, misogyny and ultra-nationalism. The European Parliament strongly condemned all racist and hate attacks, urged the Commission and Council to lead the search for appropriate political and legal responses, and called upon the Member States to develop policies on education for democratic citizenship based on citizens' rights and responsibilities. Finally, the European Parliament called on the EU institutions to give a clear mandate to the Fundamental Rights Agency to investigate the structures of extremist groups in order to assess whether some of them coordinate their work within their groups across the European Union or at a regional level.

Classification: Dignity - Art. 1 Human dignity - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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Notices: The Charter is included in the textes of the European Union regarding the protection of human rights.