FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS : SURVEY FINDS DISCRIMINATION RAMPANT ACROSS UNION.

Ethnic minority and immigrant groups in the European Union report "high levels of discriminatory treatment," says a survey carried out by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and published on 9 December. The results show that these groups also experience "criminal victimisation, including racially motivated crime". The survey found employment and education to be the most problematic areas for some groups. "This result is alarming as education and paid employment hold the key to integration and social inclusion, representing the prerequisite' for leading a dignified, free and confident life," the report...