Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup tabled today two questions to the European Commission with the main aim to foster implementation of the measures promised in the EU Anti Racism Action Plan. The questions are detailing concerns around recruitment of an EU…
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…
(30/09/2019) Questions on conditionality and assessment 1. Do you agree with establishment of funding being conditional on rule of law (COM(2018) 324)? If adopted, it would allow the Council at the proposal of the Commission to cease all or part…
(10/07/2019) Written question on designate President of the European Commission Von der Leyen Will your Commission combat racism and discrimination in the European Union and ensure the implementation of existing legislation in Member States of the Race Equality Directive (2000/43/EC),…
(21/06/2018) Written question on registering Roma in Italy Question for written answer to the Commission According to news reports (https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/18_giugno_18/milano-matteo-salvini-chiesto-dossier-rom-faremo-censimento-53c2c35a-72ec-11e8-803e-f9621adc969f.shtml), Mr Salvini, Italian minister of home affairs, has announced plans to create a register of Roma people living in Italy….
(23/10/2017) Written question on Bulgaria’s EU Presidency Question for written answer to the Council and Commission Bulgaria will hold the presidency of the European Union Council from January 2018. However, this year there has been an increase in hate speech…
(23/10/2017) Written question on begging laws in Denmark Question for written answer to the Council and Commission Denmark has enacted a new law against all types of begging which follows on from similar laws that are in place in Greece…
(26/06/2017) Written question on CJEU ruling on the headscarf Question for written answer to the Commission According to the European Network Against Racism’s Forgotten Women project, Muslim women face some of the highest levels of discrimination and difficulties in accessing…
(08/04/2017) Oral question on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the International Roma Day Question for oral answer to the Commission In its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the International Roma Day – anti-Gypsyism in Europe and EU…
(14/11/2016) Written question on Commissioner Günther Oettinger’s racist, homophobic and sexist comments Question for written answer to the Commission On 26th October, Commissioner Günther Oettinger gave a speech in Hamburg where he made racist, homophobic and sexist comments. Commissioner Oettinger’s…
