EU Observer (20.01.2026)

Julie PASCOET

The European Commission’s new anti-racism strategy arrives at a moment of deep contradiction, rooted in Europe’s unresolved colonial past — and avoids asking difficult questions.

On paper, the EU is renewing its commitment to equality. In practice, EU policies are accelerating border militarisation, increasing defence spending, and dismantling social protections, with marginalised and racialised communities bearing the brunt.

This is not a coincidence, it is the logical outcome of a system that has never fully reckoned with its past, nor with the deeply unequal systems it has contributed to developing over the centuries.

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