European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation

The purpose of the prize is to honour the extraordinary creative achievements of outstanding activists who promote tolerance and reconciliation in Europe, as well as fighting xenophobia and racial and religious discrimination.

[5] In 2015 Samuel Eto'o, a famous football-player, and anti-racist FARE Network have been awarded with the European Medal of Tolerance for their fight against racism in football.

Russian and international experts discussed issues of paramount importance connected with the current status, aspects and promotion of tolerance in Europe and in Russia.

The European Council for Tolerance and Reconciliation held in March 2018 in Monte Carlo, Monaco a Round Table discussion "Tackling Extremism and Intolerance in a Diverse Society".

The Model Statute is designed for adoption by the respective national legislatures of European States, in order to confirm and clarify their adherence to the principle of tolerance.

The principal challenge in preparing the Model Statute was to go beyond rhetoric and generalities, spelling out concrete and enforceable obligations that ensure tolerance and stamp out intolerance.

[17] Section 8 states that "the government shall ensure that (a) Schools, from the primary level upwards, will introduce courses encouraging students to accept diversity and promoting a climate of tolerance as regards the qualities and cultures of others.

"[16] While Section 9 (a) states: "The government shall ensure that public broadcasting (television and radio) stations will devote a prescribed percentage of their program to promoting a climate of tolerance.