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.
(20/21/03/2019) Opening remarks Soraya Post MEP Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative of Europe, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) (host of the event) Vera Jourova, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, European Commission Dunja Mijatovic, Commissioner for Human Rights,…
Anti-Gypsyism pledge We, the undersigned, want to create a European society in which Roma can access and enjoy their rights set in our Treaties, in which Roma can fulfil their true potential. We want a European society, in which…
(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…
(18/03/2019-21/03/2019) Outline Agenda Let’s Make Roma Voice Heard RomnoPower: Opening and Concert Reality Check: Evaluating the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies European Civil Rights Prize of Sinti and Roma Roma Award (Western Balkan and Turkey) Breakfast between MEPs…
(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
(14/05/2018-17/05/2018) PAD Week agenda (Public) 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 Europe – Modernizing Europe’s Race Consciousness Reception/Forum: Inclusive Digital Policy…
(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
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(10/05/2016) Dear Syed, 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 draw your attention to racist, xenophobic and homophobic speech by Angel…
A. THE INTERGROUP Founded in 1999, the European Parliament’s Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup exists to promote racial equality, counter racism, and educate about non-discrimination in the work of the European Parliament. It aims to be at the heart of parliamentary…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
