Racism against black people in EU 'widespread and entrenched'

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People of African descent are facing "widespread and entrenched prejudice and exclusion" across the European Union, a study suggests.

Race-related violence, discriminatory police profiling, and discrimination in the search for jobs and housing were commonplace for many, the EU's agency for fundamental rights (FRA) said. 

Finland had the highest rates of race-related harassment and violence while the UK had amongst the lowest. 

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