PRESS RELEASE European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen meets Members of the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup’s Bureau Brussels, 28.07.2020: On June 4 2020, the European Parliament’s Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup…
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) Brussels 19.06.2020 The European Parliament votes in favor and adopts a resolution responding to structural racism in the USA and Europe, also saluted for condemning slavery as…
“Nothing has changed for the poorest. Lack of political will and commitment, the ineffective use of funds and widespread discrimination and antigypsyism are to blame”, said MEP Peter Pollak, EPP Group Spokesman for Roma inclusion and ARDI Vice-Chair. The EPP…
ARDI MEPs initiated a written question to the Commission on implementation of the resolution on the fundamental rights of people of African descent and of an intersectional approach in the pursuit of effective equality policy. Over a year since the…
Co-Presidents of the European Parliament’s Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup Pierrette Herzberger Fofana (Greens), Cornelia Ernst (GUE/NGL), Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL), Monica Silvana Gonzales (S&D), Evin Incir (S&D), Samira Rafaela (Renew), Romeo Franz (Greens) wrote a letter to Ursula von der Leyen,…
118 Members of the European Parliament led by our Co-President Dr. Pierrette Herberger-Fofana, Alice Bah Kuhnke and Monica Semedo Lux have sent a letter to the President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen to combat institutional racism and…
ARDI statement on the murder of George Floyd and police brutality “European leaders to break the silence and protect fundamental rights of people suffering racism and xenophobia, including at home” June, 2020 Brussels Our deepest condolences to the Floyd family….
ARDI Statement for the International Roma Day Governments need to act now to protect Roma and other racialised communities from racism and xenophobia and from Covid-19 8 April, 2020 Brussels It is truly sad that instead of celebrating April 8,…
Due to coronavirus precautions taken by the European Parliament for the next three weeks, Romani Week will be postponed for later this year. Policymakers, experts, activists and organisations concerned with persistent antigypsyism in Europe will collaborate for a fifth consecutive…
