Pointing out that the European Union is founded on the principles, common to its members, of freedom, democracy, respect for human rights and freedoms and the rule of law, the Council hoped that the Union would make every effort to achieve consensus with the aim of overcoming the existing obstacles, and identified four key areas to be addressed: strengthening of the legal framework to combat racism at national level and to guarantee effective implementation of anti-racism policies; improving education, training and the prevention of racism through increased information and greater awareness of the problems; treatment and participation of persons belonging to the groups most affected by racism and intolerance; and the contribution of non-governmental organisations and other civil society actors to the fight against racism.
Συμπεράσματα του Συμβουλίου σχετικά με την παγκόσμια διάσκεψη κατά του ρατσι­σμού, των φυλετικών διακρίσεων, της ξενοφοβίας και της συναφούς μισαλλοδοξίας.