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.
(28/11/2018) Opening remarks Cécile Kyenge MEP Malin Björk MEP What it means to be Black in the EU – FRA survey findings Michael O’Flaherty, Director, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Ways forward – views from experts and plenary debate Christie…
(26/09/2018) Introductory remarks Jean Lambert MEP Prof. Ian Law, Professor of Racism and Ethnicity Studies, Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds Country Presentations: UK, France, Belgium Germany Arzu Merali, Islamic Human…
(21/06/2018) Introductory remarks Sajjad Karim MEP Alfiaz Vaiya Keynote speech Sir Julian King Discussion Figen Murray Dr Ajmal Hussain Dr Shelley Piasecka Professor Simon Piasecki
(05/09/2018) Introductory remarks Juliette Sanchez Alfiaz Vaiya Daniele Viotti MEP Terry Reintke MEP Jean Lambert MEP Julie Ward MEP Brando Benifei MEP Helga Stevens MEP Open mic
(14/05/2018-17/05/2018) PAD Week detailed agenda PAD Week agenda (Public) Articles and Op-eds PAD Week media Agenda Hearing: People of African Descent in Europe: Recognition and Rights Reception: People of African Descent Week (PAD) Launch Roundtable: Black Lives Europe Roundtable: Educating…
(23/05/2018) Introductory remarks Heinz K Becker Bogdan Wenta MEP Cecile Kyenge MEP Panel discussion on racism in football Fabio Appetiti Pavel Klymenko Daniel LÖrcher Julien Zylberstein Panel discussion on Antisemitism John Mann Simon Taylor Frank Willem Wagenaar Dave Rich
(08/04/2018-12/04/2018) International Roma Day Celebration The Most Roma Friendly Mayor Award (Western Balkan and Turkey) Unveiling the data: the situation of the Roma in the Western Balkans Roma Week networking event From quality education to decent employment Anti-Gypsyism Exhibition opening:…
(25/04/2018) Introduction Soraya Post MEP Malin Bjork MEP Discussion Maryam Hmadoun Julie Pascoet
(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…
(28/11/2018) Dear President Tajani, Dear Members of the Bureau, We are writing to you to express our deep sadness and inability to understand the position of the EP, as a democratic institution, about the non-inclusive commemoration of the victims of…
(09/10/2018) As black elected representatives and community leaders from across Europe, we are deeply troubled that a court in Piacenza, Italy, has allowed the Italian League party to open a case of defamation against Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, the former Italian…
(02/10/2018) Dear President Tajani, We are writing you concerning the latest European Parliament information campaign launched ahead of the EP election 2019 and the exposition of posters displayed around the esplanade in front of the Simon Veil entrance of the…
(26/06/2018) Dear Commissionaire, Dear Mr Navracsics, We are writing to you as a follow-up to the conference ‘Football unites, racism divides: No to Racism. No to Xenophobia. No to Antisemitism.’ that took place in the European Parliament (EP) on 23…
(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…
(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…
(10/12/2018) MEP’s unite for Human Rights at 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. On 10 December 1948, Members of the United Nations General Assembly came…
(30/11/2018) As Italy’s first black minister, I suffered vile racist abuse. But this poison damages us all Racial discrimination is now “commonplace” across 12 European countries, and one in three people of African descent has experienced harassment in the past…
(29/08/2018) The Guardian The EU is too white – and Brexit likely to make it worse, MEPs and staff say It was just another meeting in the European parliament, says Ida Scott*. “There were five people in the room and…
(20/06/2018) Politico Italy’s League: Roma census will ‘help’ community The Italian government’s plan to carry out a census of Roma in the country is intended to “help” not harm the Roma community, Italy’s Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Guglielmo Picchi said Wednesday….
(26/06/2018) Equal Times When will the EU put Black Europeans on the political agenda? As someone who is intimately familiar with racism, Swedish MP Momodou Malcolm Jallow didn’t hesitate to respond to the senior European Union official who casually informed…
(14/05/2018) EurActiv EU owes a strategy for inclusion to black people in Europe Black people continue to experience some of the highest rates of discrimination in Europe, and the refugee crisis has made things even worse, writes Karen Taylor. Karen…
(14/05/2018) The Guardian Italy’s first black minister fears far-right party’s government influence Italy’s first black cabinet minister has expressed deep concerns about the entry into Italy’s government of the League, as the far-right party and the populist Five Star Movement…
(16/04/2018) Politico Cécile Kyenge’s call for greater diversity “It’s important for me to say to people working in Parliament that I feel honored to work here, representing the hidden face of Europe,” said Cécile Kyenge, an Italian who is one…
(11/11/2017) Parliament Magazine Feature: Cécile Kashetu Kyenge: We need to think about immigration in extremely rational terms In the US and in Europe, we have seen a rise in racialisation in politics. Political movements based on populism and nationalism have…
(16/04/2018) Parliament Magazine Feature: Soraya Post: Some think of feminism as a women’s issue, but it is not – it is an equality issue Feminism is having a moment. Whether that moment is good or bad depends on who you…
