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Ethnic Issue vs Ethnical Issue

The correct phrase is 'ethnic issue.' 'Ethnic' is the correct adjective form to describe issues related to a particular race, nationality, or cultural group. 'Ethnical' is not commonly used in English and is considered incorrect.

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Ethnic Issue

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to issues related to a particular race, nationality, or cultural group.

Use 'ethnic issue' when discussing problems, conflicts, or challenges that are connected to a specific ethnic group.

Examples:

  • The country is facing an ethnic issue that requires careful consideration.
  • The organization is working to address the ethnic issues within the community.
  • I would like to add a few thoughts to the debate about the question whether we are dealing with an ethnic issue or rather with some sort of social or economic challenge.
  • There are other examples, such as the ethnic issue, which, as we say in the resolution, is not at the root of the conflict and is probably not its only cause.
  • Ethnic issues are at the heart of political debate.
  • These forces are linked to some earlier real or perceived historical enmities, tyrannies, injustice, inequalities, ethnic issues and religious fundamentalism that are flowing into an outburst of extremism worldwide.
  • (b) give particular attention to border monitoring, inter-ethnic issues and refugee return;
  • And there are stand-up comics who are talking about racial issues, about ethnic issues.
  • follow closely, and report on, security and inter-ethnic issues and liaising with all relevant bodies to that end;
  • Subject: National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues in Bulgaria
  • If senior politicians in certain parties had not provoked this issue for their own reasons, the Hungarian ethnic minority issue would not have been raised in the European Parliament, because it does not exist.
  • The Commission has not been approached by the National Council for Ethnic and Demographic Issues nor by the Ministry of Culture concerning any decisions as referred to in written question E-4011/03.
  • The administrative capacity of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues (NCCEDI) in Bulgaria is still far from being adequate to meet its obligations.
  • The administrative capacity of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues remains incomplete. Regional Councils for Ethnic and Demographic Issues lack human resources and adequate infrastructure especially to enhance their communication with the central and local substructures.
  • We are well aware that social discontent can have a harmful effect on a country's stability, especially when it comes on top of already existing tensions and is rooted in such a sensitive issue as ethnic origin.
  • The Commission is determined to reinforce our policy to fight racism and xenophobia in the Stockholm context, which should include tackling the issue of ethnic profiling.
  • Subject: National Council for Ethnic and Demographic Issues (NCEDI) ignored when allocating EU funds for social participation in Bulgaria
  • National Council for Ethnic and Demographic Issues (NCEDI) ignored when allocating EU funds for social participation in Bulgaria
  • Subject: National Council for Ethnic and Demographic Issues (NCEDI) ignored when allocating EU funds for social participation in Bulgaria
  • whereas the government has set up the National Council on Ethnic and Demographic Issues a body dealing specifically with minorities,
  • The June List's basic attitude is that high priority should be given both to equality issues and to issues of ethnic discrimination, because both areas are in need of serious attention.
  • Why were the National Council for Ethnic and Demographic Issues (according to its chief expert, Lalo Kamenov) and the Ministry of Culture completely taken aback by this decision, even though up to now they have played an important role in project-related decision-making?

Alternatives:

  • cultural issue
  • racial issue
  • ethnic conflict
  • ethnic challenge
  • ethnic problem

Ethnical Issue

This phrase is not correct in English. The adjective 'ethnical' is not commonly used, and 'ethnic' is the appropriate term to describe issues related to a specific ethnic group.

  • Text as it is now does not give enough possibilities to study social or ethnical roots of "ill fare state".
  • By prizing only some nations, there is always a risk to destabilise the region and cut the political and ethnical puzzles in even smaller pieces.
  • By prizing only some nations we destabilize the region and cut the political and ethnical puzzles in even smaller pieces.
  • Staying behind closed doors for too long can only strengthen nationalism and deepen ethnical divisions, which, before the wars, were practically non-existent.
  • The rights of minors, regardless of their ethnical membership, should be ensured with priority.
  • (See Article 6 of Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000, implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnical origin)
  • The report completely lacks a more preventive angle focusing on the roots of terrorism: poverty, misery, social injustices and inequalities, political and ethnical humiliation and the violation of human rights.
  • Apart from the aspects of protection of health, the interests of consumers and animal health, the risk assessment should also include consideration of ethnical and environmental aspects.
  • Like many of us, I think that we should prevent any wrongful uses or deviations that might call into question the ethnical and social foundations of our society but we cannot stop the progress of research.
  • As far as application of biotechnology in the human health field is concerned, we are in favour in principle, but of course we can only oppose, for ethnical reasons, issuing patents for a given human gene.
  • It reinstates partly the content of Recital (4) in Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000, implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnical origin)
  • Encourages a private-public partnership with NGOs and further social partners such as religious and ethnical organisations to contribute to the implementation of the resettlement and the promotion of voluntary work in this field;
  • Recalls that, even though recognizing the ethnical and social nature of the deep causes of the clashes, the frequent and brutal violence between Muslims and Christians has assumed the form of interreligious conflicts;
  • E. whereas the religious aspects of the long lasting clash between Muslims and Christians is the most evident outcome of ethnical, social and economical conflicts, worsening the general situation of many millions of Nigerian people and having already caused an exponential increase of violence,
  • It has become clear from the discussion on this issue that this is not fundamentally a political issue, but rather a technical one.
  • As a compromise and in view of the very technical nature of the issue, the Commission should issue guidance.
  • Nowadays this is not primarily a technical issue, or an economic issue, or even a matter of energy sector management.
  • We can rule out a clotting issue because she has a bleeding issue.
  • Over time, the whiplash injuries issue has been acknowledged as a major car safety issue to all observers.
  • The issue of Taiwan's legal personality is not therefore of direct relevance to this issue.

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