2012
Is there a legal definition of racist-hate crime?
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Austria
No
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Bulgaria
No.
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Cyprus
No definition of racist or hate crime, but the law provides definition of related terms (descent, hatred).
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Denmark
Not as such.
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Finland
No, national legislation does not provide a legal definition of racist-hate crime.
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France
No
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Germany
No.
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Greece
Yes
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Hungary
yes, but very broad.
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Ireland
Hate speech legislature in Ireland is covered by the Prohibition of Incitement of Hatred Act 1989 which forbids actions likely to stir up hatred, broadcasts likely to stir up hatred and preparation and possession of material likely to stir up hatred.
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Italy
No.
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Poland
No.
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Portugal
No, there is no legal definition of racist-hate crime.
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Romania
NO, just the aggravating circumstance from Art.75 point c1 of the Penal Code and some criminal offences that fall under the category of hate crimes but are specific for certain areas/perpetrators/victims (Art.247, Art.317, Art.318, Art.319 of the Penal Code, and Emergency Government Ordinance No.31/2002 approved with amendments by Law No.107 of 27 April 2006).
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Slovenia
No, there is no general definition of racist-hate crime, but the Criminal Code does include several provisions concerning racist-hate crime.
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Spain
No.
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Sweden
No. One problem with recording hate crimes in Sweden is that there isn’t a common definition of hate crimes between the different authorities.