MEPs warn of systemic inequities in EU executive after Michaela Moua left in ‘lower position’ than white peersA group of left-leaning MEPs have warned of “systemic inequities” after it emerged that the EU executive’s lead official in combating racism, who is a black European woman, was excluded from a reshuffle that left her in a “lower position” than her white peers.The European Commission announced earlier this month that its coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, and her counterpart on battling anti-Muslim hatred, would be moved to its secretariat-general, the department at the apex of the EU executive that reports directly to president Ursula von der Leyen. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/20/black-anti-racism-coordinator-excluded-from-european-commission-reshuffle
Author : Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Publish date : 2024-12-20 05:00:00
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