The Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission welcomed progress in Denmark while calling for further action in a report announced on 22 October. ECRI issued 15 recommendations, with two selected for priority follow-up within 18 months.
The commission welcomed the national action plan against racism and measures including hate-crime coordinators in the police. It also highlighted concerns about political and online hate speech and the lack of sufficiently targeted action against anti-Muslim racism.
Its priority recommendations seek a dedicated programme against anti-Muslim racism and a national system for monitoring racist and anti-LGBTI bullying in schools. These findings are the commission’s assessment. ECRI belongs to the Council of Europe, which is a separate organisation from the European Union.
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The next milestone is follow-up on the priority recommendations; publication alone does not establish that they have been implemented.
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Original summary based on the sources above, checked for the October 24, 2026 edition. Reference dates are shown separately from the edition date.