Social Diplomacy Summit: Share Responsibility - Collective Action to protect Racialised Europeans

Summary

The Social Diplomacy Summit 2026, taking place on 7 May 2026 at Bristol City Hall, will bring together racialised European communities, Diplomats, policymakers, researchers and civil society actors to advance the external dimension of the EU Anti‑Racism Action Plan 2026–2030 through collective, partnership-based action to protect Racialised European Diaspora.

Organised by Black Europeans, the Summit responds to growing evidence that racialised EU citizens living in the UK — and British citizens from ethnic minority backgrounds residing across the EU — continue to experience structural, institutional and everyday racism in the post‑Brexit context. We have made significant progress in bringing the challenges our community faces to the attention of our representatives and have worked together with the EU and its Member States' diplomatic mission in the UK to establish landmark mechanisms to give a voice to EU citizens from ethnic minority backgrounds. However, structural challenges persist despite EU-level equality commitments, highlighting the…