European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

This author's articles

• Incident report: Violent attacks against Roma in the Ponticelli District of Naples, Italy

  12 August 2008
  The report provides information on the impact of the recent events in the Ponticelli district of Naples on Roma, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. It brings together the basic facts on these violent attacks as well as background information regarding the situation of Roma in Italy. It also describes efforts to address the situation by the Italian Authorities and the International Community, in particular the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, and Civil society organisations.

• Agency for Fundamental Rights : Annual Report 2008

  11 August 2008
  The Annual Report 2008 is the first to be produced on the basis of the FRA legal base and mandate (Council Regulation 168//2007, art. 4.1(e)). It covers information, events and developments related to racism and xenophobia in the EU for the year 2007, which was the Agency’s focus of work prior to the adoption of its Multiannual Framework in February 2008.

• FRA signs pledge to support UEFA anti-racism campaign during EURO 2008

  9 June 2008
  The European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) will join UEFA, FARE, FIFPro, football players and others in signing a «pledge» supporting respect for diversity at a launch event for EURO 2008™ on 7 June in Basel, Switzerland. This «pledge» is timely as a spate of events in Europe over the past year has shown that the spectrum of racism and other forms of intolerance still haunt the sport.

• 21 May: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

  20 May 2008
  To celebrate our world’s cultural diversity, 21 May is marked by the United Nations as World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.

• European Union needs common action to make equality a reality for the Roma

  8 April 2008
  In the statement on the occasion of International Roma Day, Anastasia Crickley, Chairperson of FRA’s Management Board emphasised the importance of implementation of anti-discrimination legislation and of programmes and policies that aim to ensure equal opportunity for Roma and Travellers in the Member States of the European Union. FRA welcomes the moves towards greater coordination of EU Member States in combating discrimination against Roma and Travellers and in improving their inclusion.

• Community cohesion at local level: addressing the needs of Muslim Communities

  27 March 2008
  The report presents experiences of local authorities in finding strategies to enhance the cohesion of local communities and to combat racism and discrimination. It shows how mainstreaming non-discrimination can contribute to cohesion and equality in local communities. It focuses on fields such as employment, provision of public services and education.

• FRA will launch a report on «Community Cohesion at local level: addressing the needs of Muslim Communities» on 3rd March

  26 March 2008
  The Committee of the Regions, ECOS Commission and the FRA will launch jointly on 3rd March 2008, a new report «Community Cohesion at local level: addressing the needs of Muslim Communities». The meeting will introduce the report, will present the work of the Local Communities network (LCN) and will provide a discussion forum for topics highlighted in the Report. This publication aiming at policy makers and practitioners will provide a number of examples of good practice or initiatives at the local level from across European cities.

• Joint statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – 21 March 2008

  20 March 2008
  OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in their joint statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21 March 2008 condemn racist political discourse and call on political parties to combat racism.

• International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January

  29 January 2008
  On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the FRA joins in to commemorate the six million Jewish and all the other victims of the Holocaust. Paying tribute to the victims, we must remember that the wider lessons of the Holocaust remain sadly relevant today. In today’s Europe, some people still risk paying with their life for their religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation or a disability. Political leaders, governments and the society at large must remain determined in their fight against anti-Semitism, racism and all other forms for intolerance.

• Anti-Semitism : Summary overview of the situation in the European Union 2001-2007

  29 January 2008
  The working paper presents data and statistics on anti-Semitic incidents from 2001 to 2007 for those EU Member States that have data and statistics on anti-Semitic incidents. It also presents results of surveys on anti-Semitic attitudes. The overview is the fourth update of the 2004 report «Manifestations of anti-Semitism in the European Union.»

0 | 10