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.
(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:…
(08/03/2018) 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…
(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
(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…
(14/05/2018) 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…
(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…
(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…
(09/04/2018) Euronews Integrating EU’s minority Roma community Coming together in Brussels to mark International Roma Day. Young Roma people, from several European countries, have been at an activism workshop – with their hearts set on eliminating poverty and social exclusion…
(15/03/2018) Parliament Magazine 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.”…
(05/03/2018) Parliament Magazine 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…
(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) The Times of Israel 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…
