PRESS STATEMENT Inaugural Commemoration of the European Day for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the European Parliament Brussels, 27.11.2020 The virtual event “Recognizing the Past, Repairing the Present, Building the Future” organized on 2 December 2020, which is…
Event under the High Patronage of the European Parliament Recognizing the Past, Repairing the Present, Building the Future Inaugural Commemoration of the European Day for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the European Parliament Virtual Event on the Histories and…
Black History Month EU: EU Anti-Racism Policies – What’s There for People of African Descent? 27 October 2020 16:00 – 17:30 Moderated by Adelaide Hirwe, ACP Young Professionals Network & Jelena Jovanovic, Anti-Racism and Diversity (ARDI) Coordinator 16:00-16:10 Welcoming…
PRESS RELEASE European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) Progressing in Transatlantic Cooperation: ARDI Co-Chairs MEP Samira Rafaela and MEP Romeo Franz offer ways forward Brussels, 22.09.2020: Today the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, the Committee on Civil…
PRESS RELEASE European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) The ARDI Bureau’s cooperation with the European Commission proves fruitful: European Commission about to launch an Action Plan against Racism and appoint an EC Anti-Racism Coordinator Brussels, 16.09.2020:…
On 16 September 2020, on the occasion of her State of the Union Address, President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new EU Anti-Racism Action Plan that sets out a series of concrete measures for the next 5 years. The…
PRESS RELEASE Today the European Parliament united in its demand for a stronger fight against antigypsyism: 545 MEPs’ votes lead to adoption of the ‘Report on the implementation of National Roma Integration Strategies’ Brussels, 17.09.2020: Today MEPs voted in…
While extremism and racism within police forces are on the rise all over Europe, some ‘good’ news: “Bittersweet legal victory for Roma!” “A full seven years after Slovak police violently stormed a Roma settlement in Moldava nad Bodvou, the…
Gendered Islamophobia in Europe Monday, 21st September 2020 16:00 – 17:30 Hosted by the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity (ARDI) and the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO). Introductory remarks: 15-20 minutes Evin…
Police brutality and increase of extremism within police forces in Europe ARDI Vice-President Peter Pollak says “We cannot point at the others and turn a blind eye when it occurs in the EU. Police brutality and presence of extremism…
