Indicator in all countries

Is the State or are state representatives reported to engage in discriminatory acts or practices by independent authoritative sources?

• Austria

  The Austrian Ombdusman Office has repeatedly criticised discriminatory treatment of third country nationals' families in granting familiy allowances.

• Bulgaria

  Yes.

• Cyprus

  Yes

• Denmark

  Yes.

• Finland

  Yes, there are few.

• France

  Yes

• Germany

  Yes.

• Greece

  Yes, mostly regarding Roma

• Hungary

  No.

• Ireland

  There is little/no independent data on state representatives and discriminatory behaviour. However, On 22 November 2011, there was a high profile incident wherein Darren Scully, the mayor of Naas, Co. Kildare, stated his intention to no longer represent ‘black African’ constituents

• Italy

  Yes

• Poland

  Yes, they are famous mostly for their racist statements.

• Portugal

  Yes, state representatives are reported to engage in discriminatory acts by independent authoritative sources.

• Romania

  YES

• Slovenia

  Yes, in 2012 the European Court of Human Rights confirmed that the act of "erasure" committed by the Ministry of Interior in 1992 (when more than 25.000 individuals were unlawfully deprived of their legal status) was an act of discrimination.   

• Spain

  No.
  A few isolated cases in some municipalities.

• Sweden

  Yes.