CVEK

Also during 2010 CVEK continued, together with an initiative People against Racism, to collect and analyze data on racism and xenophobia in Slovakia. Racism and Xenophobia European Information Network (RAXEN) was established by European Monitoring Center of Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) that was changed into the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in 2007. The main objective of FRA is to offer broad audience in the EU-25 objective, reliable and comparable data on issues of racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism in the territory of member states and to contribute to formulation of effective measures designed to fight racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism.

RAXEN Network consists of 25 national groups, one group operating in each member state. National groups are partners of FRA providing needed information and data on national level. Center for Research of Ethnicity and Culture together with People Against Racism form national group for Slovakia. Particular national groups carry out different tasks specified by FRA, collect information and statistical data about various activities in the area of fight against racism and xenophobia, work out general (general situation in the country) as well as specific reports (employment, education, housing, etc.).

In 2010 CVEK worked on 2 thematic studies that are even more than in the past focused on status of asylum seekers and migrants in the Slovak republic.

On September 13, 2010, European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released two research reports concerning the issue of quality of asylum procedures in European countries. Both research reports are partly based on interviews with asylum seekers conducted in 27 EU countries. In Slovakia, the research was carried out by Center for the Research of Ethnicity and Culture.

Both research reports can be downloaded here.