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…
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…
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…
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…
