(20/06/2018) Salvini’s comments on cataloguing Roma people a reminder of darkest days of European history S&D MEPs have strongly criticised comments from Italian Interior minister Matteo Salvini following his proposal for ethnic registration of Roma people in Italy. S&D Group…
(14/05/2018) First ever EU People of African Descent Week honours contributions of Europe’s Black populations At a time when Black people in Europe experience hate crime, violence and deaths in police custody, use of racial profile, discrimination in education and…
(25/04/2018) One-Third of EU Countries Have National or Local Bans on Muslim Women’s Dress Nearly one-third of all the member states of the European Union have placed legal restrictions on religious dress at either local or national level, according to…
(08/04/2018) Why do we need an EU Roma Week? The third EU Roma Week will take place in Brussels starting on 8th of April (International Roma Day) and continue until Thursday 12th April. The week will consist of a series…
(14/03/2018) MEP Marcel De Graaff engages in hate speech against Muslims in European Parliament plenary session In the European Parliament plenary sitting today 14th March 2018, Marcel De Graaff MEP on behalf of the ENF Group, claimed that the inclusion…
(29/11/2017) Lack of birth certificates leaves Roma children in Europe at risk of statelessness and without healthcare or education A life without birth certificates and a nationality has a profound impact on thousands of Roma living in Europe, including children….
(13/10/2017) Far right political party “United Patriots” worrying role in Bulgaria’s EU Council presidency According to many watchdog organisations and activists racism is on the rise in Bulgaria, and the presence of far right parties in government could create a…
(08/10/2017) End of a fruitful dialogue? Impact of Brexit on Equality and anti-discrimination in the EU & UK The UK has played a central role in contributing to the development of an equality and anti-discrimination framework at EU level. In…
(30/05/2017) OSCE/ODIHR and EU Institutions hold Joint Day of Action against Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Hatred and Discrimination Representatives of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and European Union bodies, as well as from civil society groups…
(18/05/2017) Anti-immigrant Northern League MEP Mario Borghezio ordered to pay 50,000 euros to Cécile Kyenge MEP over racist Afrophobic speech The Court of Milan ruled that the Northern League’s Mario Borghezio MEP was guilty of racism for comments he made about…
