Council conclusions on racism and antisemitism: EU Member States must commit to fighting structural racism (Briefing prepared by European Network against Racism, Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice, the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations – FEMYSO and the…
How do Romani people experience police misconduct? (Briefing developed by European Roma Right Centre) Failure to conduct an effective investigation: by far the most common form of misconduct which Romani people experience. The norm for Romani people who have been…
(07/09/2917) Fight against Afrophobia General Afrophobia is racism and discrimination directed against People of African Descent (PAD/BE). It encompasses racist violence and speech against people of African Descent, but also structural racism including state violence and ethnic profiling, discriminatory migration…
(31/05/2017) Combatting antisemitism General Welcome the 1st Colloquium on Fundamental Rights organised by the EuropeanCommission’s VP Frans Timmermans on 1-2 October, on the issue of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. Anti-Semitism is a topical issue given the rise in discrimination and racist crimes targeting…
(08/04/2017) 46th anniversary of the International Roma Day and anti-Gypsyism General Welcome the resolution of 15th April 2015 on the International Roma Day – anti-Gypsyism in Europe and underlines the need for its effective implementation. Roma, with an estimated…
(06/04/2017) Hate speech, populism, and fake news on social media General Pleased that the Conference of Presidents decided to include a debate on hate speech, populism, and fake news on social media on the plenary agenda. Encouraged by the European…
(29/11/2016) LIBE-FEMM mini-hearing on the ratification of Istanbul Convention General • Ethnic and religious minority women in particular, Black European/People of African Descent Muslim and Roma women, face greater risk of violence fuelled by sexism as well as racism. •…
(29/11/2016) Combating racism, xenophobia, homophobia, sexism and other forms of intolerance General • Pleased that the Conference of Presidents decided to include the Oral Question on racism, xenophobia, homophobia, sexism and other forms of intolerance on the plenary agenda. •…
(07/07/2016) Briefing Recommendations for Council Conclusions for Roma Compiled by the Open Society Foundations, the European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network, the European Network against Racism, Amnesty International, Fundación Secretariado Gitano and the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup We, above…
36 members of ARDI have co-signed an oral question addressing the Dutch childcare benefit scandal. A few weeks ago the Dutch cabinet had admitted that institutional racism was at the root cause of the scandal in which thousands of low…
Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup tabled today two questions to the European Commission with the main aim to foster implementation of the measures promised in the EU Anti Racism Action Plan. The questions are detailing concerns around recruitment of an EU…
ARDI MEPs initiated a written question to the Commission on implementation of the resolution on the fundamental rights of people of African descent and of an intersectional approach in the pursuit of effective equality policy. Over a year since the…
(30/09/2019) Questions on conditionality and assessment 1. Do you agree with establishment of funding being conditional on rule of law (COM(2018) 324)? If adopted, it would allow the Council at the proposal of the Commission to cease all or part…
(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),…
(21/06/2018) Written question on registering Roma in Italy Question for written answer to the Commission According to news reports (https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/18_giugno_18/milano-matteo-salvini-chiesto-dossier-rom-faremo-censimento-53c2c35a-72ec-11e8-803e-f9621adc969f.shtml), Mr Salvini, Italian minister of home affairs, has announced plans to create a register of Roma people living in Italy….
(23/10/2017) Written question on Bulgaria’s EU Presidency Question for written answer to the Council and Commission Bulgaria will hold the presidency of the European Union Council from January 2018. However, this year there has been an increase in hate speech…
(23/10/2017) Written question on begging laws in Denmark Question for written answer to the Council and Commission Denmark has enacted a new law against all types of begging which follows on from similar laws that are in place in Greece…
(26/06/2017) Written question on CJEU ruling on the headscarf Question for written answer to the Commission According to the European Network Against Racism’s Forgotten Women project, Muslim women face some of the highest levels of discrimination and difficulties in accessing…
(08/04/2017) Oral question on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the International Roma Day Question for oral answer to the Commission In its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the International Roma Day – anti-Gypsyism in Europe and EU…
On July 6th the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Intersectional discrimination in the EU: socio-economic situation of women of African, Middle-Eastern, Latin American and Asian descent. The resolution started as an own initiative report (Rule 52 of the Rules…
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) Brussels 19.06.2020 The European Parliament votes in favor and adopts a resolution responding to structural racism in the USA and Europe, also saluted for condemning slavery as…
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,…
European Parliament resolution on the need for a strengthened post-2020 Strategic EU Framework for National Roma Inclusion Strategies and stepping up the fight against anti-Gypsyism (2019/2509(RSP)) B8‑0098/2019 The European Parliament, – having regard to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on…
European Parliament resolution on the rise of neo-fascist violence in Europe (2018/2869(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, – having regard to the report of 9 May 2017 by the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary…
European Parliament resolution on protection and non-discrimination with regard to minorities in the EU Member States (2017/2937(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), – having regard to Articles…
European Parliament resolution on combating antisemitism (2017/2692(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the preamble to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and in particular the second indent, the fourth to seventh indents, Article 2, the second indent of…
(15/06/2016) Written Declaration on homophobia, racism and discrimination in sports 1. Sport is a valuable tool to help address societal challenges, such as the fight against verbal and physical violence and discriminatory behaviours. Violence, homophobia, racism and other forms of…
On July 6th the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Intersectional discrimination in the EU: socio-economic situation of women of African, Middle-Eastern, Latin American and Asian descent. The resolution started as an own initiative report (Rule 52 of the Rules…
PRESS RELEASE Today the European Parliament united in its demand for a stronger fight against antigypsyism: 545 MEPs’ votes lead to adoption of the ‘Report on the implementation of National Roma Integration Strategies’ Brussels, 17.09.2020: Today MEPs voted in…
(25/10/2017) Soraya Post European Parliament report on Fundamental rights aspects in Roma integration in the EU: fighting anti-Gypsyism (2017/2038(INI)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the…
