If we are to create conditions for effective minority participation racism in all its forms needs to continue to be named and addressed in my own country, in the European Union and globally. This means us naming it for what it is, not obfuscating it under new titles or dominant political agendas. Rights denial needs to be addressed as a pre-condition for claiming rights. In the fight against racism real implementation of the commitments already made regionally and globally by states would go a long way. This requires realistic target setting over an extended period and political leadership rather than only self congratulation for symbolic compliance. Our reports in the EU Fundamental Rights Agency demonstrate again and again the importance of data collection in this regard. Research is not the answer but if the problem is not measured it cannot be managed let alone addressed. Separate policies and initiatives dividing inclusion and equality, recognition and redistribution do not help either and serve only to ensure that the poorest minority members gain little fro them. Terminology needs to be clear. Assimilation is not integration. Combined talk of “integration” of for example, European Muslims some who have been part of the continent for centuries can be more accurately described as discrimination denial. For some groups, the discriminations they experience are not only denied – they are “justified” as if people were responsible for their own oppression. Roma and Travellers, groups consistently identified in FRA’s research as experiencing the most extreme discrimination are frequently treated in this way. In suggesting that the robust recommendations from this Forum include an explicit mention of racism as a barrier I am also conscious of the need to examine what is meant by participation. Firstly participation “of” may not be the same as participation “for”. To take a parallel case, women have or should have the right to full political participation whether individual women politicians act in the interests of women or not; they themselves on the other hand cannot assume that merely being a woman is enough.