2012
Are there legal definitions of racist incident and racist violence?
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Austria
No. There is no clear definition of racist incidents/violence.
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Bulgaria
No.
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Cyprus
Not as such.
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Denmark
Yes.
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Finland
No, there are no legal definitions of racist incident and violence.
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France
Partially
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Germany
Yes.
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Greece
No distinct definition of racist incident, although racist motivation is an aggravating circumstance in sentencing
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Hungary
yes, but not specific..
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Ireland
This topic in Ireland is covered by the Prohibition of Incitement of Hatred Act 1989, The Employment Equality Act, 1998, Equal Status Act, 2000 and does define racist incidents and racist violence.
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Italy
No.
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Poland
No.
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Portugal
No, there are no legal definition of racist incident or racist violence.
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Romania
NO, just the aggravating circumstance that applies for any criminal offence, including when the motive was racial hatred or racial discrimination.
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Slovenia
No, in Slovenian legislation there is no specific definition of racist incident or racist crime.
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Spain
No.
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Sweden
No. There is no distinct legal definition of racist incident, although racist motivation is an aggravating circumstance in sentencing, Chapter 29, section 2 (7) of the Penal Code.