Stockholm rejects U.S. demand to end DEI programs in accordance with Trump policy [View all]
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Source: PBS
May 9, 2025 6:57 PM EDT
STOCKHOLM (AP) —
It’s the latest in U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to terminate such programs within the federal government — and beyond — in what he described in his inauguration speech as a move to end efforts to “socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.”
Countries and cities across Europe have received similar outreach from U.S. embassies, including France, Belgium and the city of Barcelona, all of which lashed out at the U.S. efforts to expand its anti-DEI policies to the continent.
In an email to the city’s planning office, dated April 29, the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm asked that Stockholm officials sign a certification that their contractors do not operate any programs promoting DEI that would violate U.S. anti-discrimination law.
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Valeskog said that while the city wants to continue its good relationship with the embassy, it will follow Swedish law and city policies to include DEI practices.
Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/stockholm-rejects-u-s-demand-to-end-dei-programs-in-accordance-with-trump-policy
Almost unbelievable that the Trump Admin would do this----but they have been off the rails since day one.
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