ELECTORAL POLITICS | GOVERNMENT POLICY
8 July: A far-right alliance called Patriots for Europe is formed in the European parliament, comprising: National Rally (France), Fidesz (Hungary), Freedom party (Austria), Vlaams Belang (Belgium), ANO (Czech Republic), Voice of Reason (Greece), Party of Freedom (Netherlands), Chega (Portugal), Vox (Spain) and the Danish People’s Party. The League (Italy) is also expected to join. (Deutsche Welle, 7 July 2024; Politico, 8 July 2024)
POLICING | PRISONS | CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
6 July: A court in Greece finds three right-wing extremists who abducted 13 refugees in August 2023 guilty of illegal detention, but ignores the racist motives of the perpetrators. Eyewitnesses claim that the proceedings amounted to a ‘mock trial’ and a ‘farce’, with the convicted men facing fines but walking free. (The Press Project, 6 July 2024)
BORDERS AND INTERNAL CONTROLS
28 June: Frontex officials are deliberately turning a blind eye to systematic pushbacks and rights violations at the Albania-Greece border, according to a report by BIRN. (Balkan Insight, 28 June 2024)
Source: https://irr.org.uk/article/calendar-of-racism-and-resistance-25-june-9-july-2024/
Leave a Reply