Non-parliamentary work includes organising and attending events (inside and outside the European Parliament), writing articles, letters and press releases, a quarterly newsletter and the Intergroup’s online presence.
(13/05/2018-17/05/2018) To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-of-african-descent-week-at-the-european-parliament-tickets-45044776138 More info: PAD Week agenda (Public)
(07/03/2018) Moderator Alfiaz Vaiya, Coordinator, European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) MEP interventions Terry Reintke MEP Sajjad Karim MEP Q&A
(08/03/2018) Introduction Wajid Khan MEP Roberta Metsola MEP Hanna Kalmenson, B’nai B’rith Europe Discussion Alfiaz Vaiya, Coordinator of European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup Yael Leibovitz, Human Resources Consultant & Group Instructor Chani Zisman, Knowledge Development Expert Manel Mselmi, Reporter…
(24/01/2018) Exhibition Mairead McGuinness MEP, First Vice President of the European Parliament Lívia Járóka MEP, European Parliament Vice President, Rapporteur on EU Roma strategy Soraya Post MEP, Rapporteur on Roma fundamental rights Presentation of the Roma Holocaust Exhibition by: Jacques…
(09/11/2017) Introdction Alfiaz Vaiya Conversation Soraya Post MEP Morten Kjaerum Mattias Gardell Anna Robinson
(29/11/2017) Welcome Soraya Post MEP Presentation of research findings Inge Sturkenboom Chris Nash Soraya Post MEP Presentations by other stakeholders Marta Fidalgo Interventions and reflections on the role of the European Parliament Anna Maria Corazza Bildt MEP Terry Reintke MEP…
(22/11/2017) Opening remarks Alfiaz Vaiya Coalition building Soraya Post MEP
(07/11/2017) Opening remarks Erika Schlager Fundamental rights aspects in Roma integration in the EU: fighting anti-Gypsyism Soraya Post MEP
(08/10/2017) Opening remarks Claude Moraes MEP Impact of Brexit on anti-discrimination in the EU and its Member States Evelyn Collins Michaël Privot Jean Lambert MEP Impact of Brexit on anti-discrimination in the UK Omar Khan Scott Crosby Rebecca Hilsenrath
(28/09/2017) Opening remarks Frans Timmermans Mairead McGuinness MEP The Social Dimension of Europe Tom Vandenkendelaere MEP Fabiana Pierini Harnessing Globalisation Jean Lambert MEP Saïd El Khadraoui Muslims in Europe: Present and Future Sajjad Karim MEP David Friggieri
(14/03/2018) Dear President Tajani, I am writing to you as a fellow Member of the European Parliament and as Co-President of the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) to call for dispensary measures against Marcel de Graaff MEP for…
(13/03/2018) Dear First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, I am approaching you in your role as First Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for fundamental rights in regards to the lack of engagement by the European Commission on the topic of Afrophobia….
(12/03/2018) Dear President Tusk and the Bulgarian Presidency of the European Union, We would like to bring to your attention a speech made by Viktor Orbán in Miskolc, Hungary on March 1st that targeted Roma people and migrants and asylum…
(30/01/2018) Dear President Juncker, I am approaching you again relating to your message[1] delivered on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. I must admit that your message this year has been a bit more inclusive than your messages before. However, I…
(22/11/2017) Dear Members of the Special Committee on Terrorism, We are writing to request a meeting to explore common strategies to ensure respect for human rights in the development of national and EU counter-terrorism/counter-radicalisation policies and to propose human rights…
(04/09/2017) Dear Presidents and Commissioner Oettinger, We are writing to you as Members of the European Parliament and as members of the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) to express our concern regarding the European Commission’s Diversity and Inclusion…
(26/06/2017) Dear Presidents, We are writing to you as Members of the European Parliament and civil society organisations that organise Roma Week, which is hosted by the European Parliament and European Commission, to ask you to formally commemorate the Roma…
(06/04/2017) Dear President Tajani, We are writing to you as fellow Members of the European Parliament to call for disciplinary measures against Mara Bizzotto MEP, Angelo Ciocca MEP, and Tim Aker MEP, for their speeches in the plenary debate on…
(14/12/2016) Dear President Schulz, We are writing to you as fellow Members of the European Parliament and as Co-Presidents of the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) to call for dispensary measures against Marcel de Graaff MEP for his…
(09/09/2016) Dear Manfred, We are writing to you as fellow Members of the European Parliament and as Co-Presidents of the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) and Chair of the S&D Working Group on Extremism to draw your attention…
(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…
(14/03/2017) European Court of Justice rules against the wearing of the headscarf in the private sector The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a ruling against two women employees who were dismissed because they wore the headscarf. “An internal rule…
(31/01/2017) President Trump’s discriminatory “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry” Executive Order President Trump signed an Executive Order “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry” which prohibits refugees from any country from entering the United States for the next…
(13/12/2016) European Parliament adopts new Rules of Procedure strengthening hate speech sanctions The European Parliament voted to adopt new Rules of Procedure which will take effect from 1st January 2017. The newly adopted Rules of Procedure are the result of…
(06/12/2016) EU must address widespread ethnic profiling by police The European Network against Racism (ENAR), Open Society Justice Initiative and the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) are calling on the European Union to address the urgent challenge of…
(15/03/2018) MEPs call for sanctions against Marcel de Graaff for allegedly racist comments Dutch deputy de Graaff, in a plenary debate on Wednesday, is said to have accused Muslim people of “returning Europe back into the Middle Ages.” Other MEPs…
(05/03/2018) Is the EU institutionally racist? On the current lack of diversity among EU staff, Syed Kamall says, “If you want to see diversity in the European institutions, look at the faces of the cleaners leaving the building early in…
(27/01/2018) Holocaust remembrance – we cannot stay silent again It has been seven decades since the Holocaust and we are still witnessing hate crime against minorities in Europe. We still see Neo-Nazis and right-wing extremists openly marching and parading in…
(24/01/2018) At Jewish-Roma Holocaust event, bowing heads to the ‘forgotten victims’ Jewish European leaders and Israeli lawmakers gathered with representatives of the Roma community in the European Parliament on Wednesday for a joint commemoration of the Holocaust, the first such…
(08/12/2017) Brussels is blind to diversity Gurpreet Brar is used to feeling unwelcome. As an out, gay Briton of South Asian descent, he’s faced his share of discrimination on his way to becoming general manager (CEO) of Edelman Brussels, a…
(13/12/2017) Urgent need to combat rising Afrophobia in the European Union As Co-President of the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) and given my own background, I have taken a specific interest in my parliamentary work on the issue…
(29/11/2017) Roma statelessness in Europe is not an accident Ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights next year, the United Nations Human Rights Office is encouraging everyone to “stand up for human rights”. In Europe,…
(07/11/2017) MEP Soraya Post receives GMF’s Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders annually at the European Parliament in the context of her work to strengthen women in politics and to address racism and xenophobia across the continent. GMF cohosted a welcome dinner for…
(06/09/2017) MEPs complain that Commission suffers from ‘structural discrimination’ Budget and human resources Commissioner Günther Oettinger has been accused of going back on his word to protect workers who come from ethnic, racial and religious minorities. MEPs from all of the major…
(27/07/2017) European commission sets out goal to improve workplace for women and LGBT, disabled and older – but not BME – people The EU’s executive has been accused of being blind to black and minority ethnic communities after they failed…
