European officials are weighing how to respond to US efforts to thwart local DEI programs, as the two regions come closer than ever to clashing over anti-discrimination policies.
US embassies across Europe have spent the past few weeks sending letters to companies and public offices doing business with the American government, demanding that they certify that they don’t have diversity, equity and inclusion programs that violate US President Donald Trump’s executive order.
The European Commission is aware of the issue and is currently working with European Union member states to figure out the impact of the US campaign and how best to respond, a spokesperson for the bloc’s executive branch told Bloomberg. DEI issues such as gender equality are enshrined in European law.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is committed to ensuring that Trump’s executive order banning D…