(17/07/2019) Dear European Commission President appointee Von der Leyen, We are writing in our capacity as MEPs and Co-Presidents and Vice-Presidents of our respective Intergroups to congratulate you on your appointment as President of the European Commission. As representatives of…
(10/07/2019) Feature: Magid Magid: Taking the EU by storm Parliament Magazine Magid Magid, one of Parliament’s newly-elected deputies, is brash, confident, black and proud, particularly of his immigrant background. Born in Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia, the 30-year-old aquatic…
(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),…
(26/06/2019) European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup bureau and priorities established for 2019-2024 mandate The European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) has appointed a new bureau to lead its work in the European Parliament on combatting racism and promoting…
(26/03/2019) European Parliament recognizes discrimination and past injustices through adoption of inaugural resolution on the Fundamental Rights of People of African Descent The European Parliament today adopted for the first time a resolution on the Fundamental Rights of People of…
(26/03/2019) The Guardian MEPs pass ‘watershed’ resolution calling for action against racism The European parliament has called for action to tackle the “structural racism” facing millions of Europeans of African descent in an unprecedented resolution that was overwhelmingly approved by…
(26/03/2019) Politico MEPs vote to combat racist discrimination against Afro-Europeans The European Parliament voted Tuesday to tackle structural racism faced by Europeans of African descent. MEPs adopted a resolution calling on the EU and its member countries to address racist…
(18/03/2019-21/03/2019) Outline Agenda Building a narrative Community organising and non-party political mobilising campaigning Workshop 2 continued: Community organising and non-party political mobilising campaigning Combatting racism/discrimination: Evaluating 2014-2019 and recommendations for 2019-2024 Meeting with institution representatives Anti-racism/discrimination strategies ahead of the…
European Parliament resolution on Fundamental Rights of People of African Descent in Europe (2018/2899(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and in particular the second and the fourth to seventh indents of the preamble,…
