Migrants, minorities and legislation : documenting legal measures and remedies against discrimination in 15 Member States of the European Union

The EUMC commissioned the material for this report covering 2001-03 from its national focal points in the 15 EU Member States. The report analyses the existing and currently developing legal measures and remedies against discrimination of migrants and minorities, racism and xenophobia, especially within the framework of the Racial Equality Directive and their transposition into national legislation. Member States' legislation and integration policies vary widely, not due to differing historical experiences with immigration. Countries with a colonial past and resulting long-term residence of minority populations tend to have adopted systematic concepts of anti-discrimination policies, whereas countries with no more recent immigration have often not done so. The report concludes with specific proposals for the EU and its Members States.