[21.12.2007] - Winner of the European Union and MTV’s creative competition promoting diversity and equality announced

Creative competition: winning picture

19-year-old Elena Bezborodova, a Russian student living in Limerick, Ireland, has been selected by the public as the winner of the creative competition promoting Diversity and Equality.  Her picture has been chosen from among more than 500 entries from all over the EU which ranged from photographs and posters to collages and videos.

Elena impressed the voters with a fresh, young and visually appealing design depicting apples, all different in colour, taste and origin, but which are in fact all equally crunchy and tasty.  Elena wins a trip for two valued at € 4.000 to her favourite European city and a digital camera to register the most memorable moments of this journey. A selection of the twenty best entries will be used in awareness-raising initiatives throughout the EU and will be featured on the competition’s website (www.eudiversity.com) throughout 2008.

The European Union launched this competition to raise awareness on equality and the fight against discrimination with a 30-second advertisement spot on MTV, the world’s largest youth channel.  The ad called on viewers to enter visual artwork on the theme of diversity and equality.  As part of the competition, a DiverseCity webpage was launched.  Here visitors could upload their artwork between 22 October and 8 December, after which they could promote their favourite entry during an online voting from 9 until 16 December.

The competition was part of the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All, an EU-wide action year that ran in parallel with the five-year 'For Diversity, Against Discrimination' campaign.  Part of its mission was to inform the public that there are laws to protect people that are discriminated against because of their gender, racial and ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.

[18.12.2007] - Portuguese journalist wins this year's 'For Diversity. Against Discrimination' EU press award

The first prize in this year's 'For Diversity. Against Discrimination' Journalist Award has today been awarded to a Portuguese journalist writing about the discrimination faced by migrant workers in the Netherlands. The second and third prizes went to entries from France and the United Kingdom respectively. The special award to mark the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All has been won by an Austrian journalist. A prize-giving ceremony to present the awards will take place in Brussels this evening.

[18.10.2007] - En verden til forskel

Competition to depict diversity and equality

EU og MTV opfordrer Europas unge talenter til at visualisere mangfoldighed og lige muligheder

I dag lancerer EU en ny konkurrence for at sætte fokus på lige muligheder og kampen mod diskrimination med et tv-spot på MTV, der varer et halvt minut. MTV er verdens største tvkanal for unge. TV-spottet opfordrer seerne til at indsende kunstværker, og det kan være alt fra fotos og video til collager, der handler om mangfoldighed og lige muligheder.

Vladimir Špidla, der er EU’s kommissær for beskæftigelse, sociale  anliggender, arbejds-markedsforhold og ligestilling, siger i forbindelse med lanceringen: ”For Den Europæiske Union er det et vigtigt mål at bekæmpe diskrimination og fremme ligebehandling. Denne kreative konkurrence er ideel til at sprede disse budskaber, for den giver Europas mange MTV-seere mulighed for at blive hørt og udstille deres talenter over hele EU. Vi glæder os til at se bidragene!”

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[17.10.2007] - Vinderne af EU’s fotokonkurrence “Breaking Stereotypes” er fundet

Winner: Krzysztof Goluch, Poland

© EU information campaign "For Diversity. Against Discrimination"

En fotostuderende fra Polen har vundet førsteprisen I EU’s fotokonkurrence “Breaking Stereotypes”. Flere end 600 studerende fra hele EU deltog i konkurrencen.

Krzysztof Gołuch fra det anerkendte Czech Institute of Creative Photography på Silesian Universitetet i Opava i Tjekkiet imponerede dommerne med billedet af en ældre mand I en kørestol foran nogle trapper. Billedet er en provokerende metafor for mange af de barrierer og former for diskrimination, som mennesker oplever i deres dagligdag.

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[15.10.2007] - Politiken- journalist dansk vinder i EU Journalistpris konkurrence

Artiklen "Sådan er kapitalism" en af journalist Olav Hergel fra Politiken er udpeget som national vinder af EU s "Brug forskellene. Stop diskriminationen" Journalistpris 2007. Artiklen blev bragt i Politiken den 17. juni 2007.

Den årlige EU journalistpris uddeles til en journalist, der i sit arbejde bidrager til en bedre forståelse af fordelene ved mangfoldighed og kampen mod diskrimination. Olav Hergel går nu videre til den europæiske finale, hvor en europæisk jury den 12. november i Bruxelles beslutter, hvem af de 27 nationale finalister, der skal løbe af med EU prisen. Den danske dommerkomité udtaler:

"I en tid, hvor stadig flere personer med anden etnisk baggrund end dansk tager uddannelser og melder sig på arbejdsmarkedet, er det vigtigt at sætte fokus på alle dem, der bryder igennem t rods utallige forhindringer. Olav Hergels tankevækkende art ikel "Sådan er kapitalismen" provokerer og får læseren op af stolen. Det er historien om den irakiske flygtning Zaid A. Al-maijah, der i H.C. Andersens hjemland står i centrum som en moderne
udgave af eventyret om den grimme ælling. I dag er han bankdirektør i London med sin stolthed, sit selvværd og sin anstændighed i behold og i stand til at tilgive det land, som aldrig gav ham mulighed for at føle sig som en ligeværdig medborger."

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[04.07.2007] - Commission launches public consultation on new anti-discrimination measures

The European Commission has today launched an online consultation on combating discrimination in the Member States and at EU level. The public consultation will help the Commission plan new measures to tackle discrimination on the basis of gender, religion, belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in areas beyond the job market. It comes as the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All – which aims to raise people's awareness of their rights to equal treatment and promote a broad debate on the benefits of diversity to society – enters full swing.

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[25.04.2007] - EU's antidiskriminationsbus på tur

EU's antidiskriminationsbus indleder i dag sin tur gennem EU. Turen starter i Strasbourg, hovedsædet for Europa-Parlamentet, og har til formål at fremme mangfoldighed og lige muligheder for alle. Bussen skal besøge 19 lande og tilbagelægge en strækning på over 18 000 km. Den lægger vejen forbi torve og pladser i byerne, universiteter, jobmesser og festivaler og skal via en mobil informationsplatform oplyse borgerne om deres ret til ligebehandling og det europæiske år for lige muligheder for alle 2007.

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[16.04.2007] - Journalist Award 2006 Prize Ceremony celebrated in Brussels

Commissioner ©pidla and Journalist Award 2006 winners join at prize ceremony

The winners of the Journalist Award 2006 were unveiled today by Commissioner Vladimir ©pidla and representatives of the European Jury. The official prize ceremony was held at the Berlaymont Building in Brussels and included the presentation of all national winners as well as a speech of Commissioner ©pidla in which he once more praised the social commitment of journalists all over European Union.

The jury selected the following print and online articles as winners:

1st place: Fabrizio Gatti, Italy: "Io schiavo in Puglia" ("I was a slave in Puglia"), L'Espresso

2nd place: Miklós Hargitai, Hungary: "A mi cigánylányunk" ("Our very own gipsy daughter"), Népszabadság Online

3rd place: Petra Sjouwerman, Belgium: "Bedrijf werft enkel autisten aan" ("Company recruits autistic people only"), De Morgen

The Young Journalism Special Award highlighted the role young journalists can play in creating awareness of discrimination and diversity issues in the EU. The entrants provided a fresh and vibrant approach to communicating the important topics of their articles. The EU-wide winning article of the Special Award came from:

Henna Helne, Finland: "Äidit opettelevat lastensa kieltä" ("Mothers learning their children's language"), Anna Magazine

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[06.03.2007] - EU lancerer europæisk fotokonkurrence for mangfoldighed

Nu har fotostuderende fra hele EU mulighed for at tage det ultimative foto om mangfoldighed og få det udstillet over hele Europa. Fotokonkurrencen "Breaking Stereotypes" løber fra 1. marts til 30. juni 2007 og er en del af EU’s oplysningskampagne "Brug forskellene. Stop diskriminationen." og  EU-året for lige muligheder for alle. 

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[19.02.2007] - EU Journalistpris fortsætter kampen mod diskrimination

64 % af europæerne mener, at diskrimination er udbredt i deres land, og over halvdelen mener, at der ikke gøres nok for at bekæmpe problemet. Det viser en Eurobarometer undersøgelse, der blev offentliggjort i januar. Hvis lige muligheder for alle skal blive til virkelighed, er det derfor afgørende vigtigt at øge bevidstheden om, at alle borgere har ret til ikke at blive diskrimineret, at vise de negative sider ved diskrimination og at forklare fordelene og mulighederne ved at fremme mangfoldighed.

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[27.11.2006] - EU Journalistpris 2006: Sidste udkald!

Om blot fire uger er der deadline for, at journalister kan indsende deres artikler til EU Journalistpris 2006 ”Brug forskellene. Stop diskriminationen”. Konkurrencen er åben for journalister fra alle 25 medlemslande i EU. Målet er at belønne journalister, som bidrager til en bedre offentlig forståelse af fordelene ved mangfoldighed og kampen mod diskrimination.

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[19.10.2006] - Art students bring the European Commission and Europe's young people “Together”

From 19 October to 30 November 2006 the esplanade in front of the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels will play host to an outdoor exhibition of artwork submitted by students to the EU-wide “Breaking Stereotypes” Poster Competition. Today, Vladimir Špidla, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, will honour the competition winner Aleksandra Woldańska from Poznań, Poland for her poster, “Together”, and unveil the exhibition of the 34 short-listed posters. More than 750 students from 270 different academies and universities took part in the competition, representing all 25 EU Member States.

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(29.09.2006)- Europe takes action to promote non-discrimination and diversity in small and medium-sized enterprises

Limassol, 29.09.2006 - For two days in September, Limassol is to become the centre of the promotion of diversity in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). On 29th and 30th September, representatives from over 140 enterprises and business associations from all 25 EU Member States will meet for the “EU Conference – The Benefits of Diversity and Inclusion for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses 2006”. It will be opened by the Cypriot Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, H.E. Antonis Vassiliou, and Lenia Samuel, Deputy Director General, Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Commission. This conference offers a unique platform for exchanging experiences in implementing diversity and non-discrimination initiatives within SMEs.

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[09.08.2006] - Diversity truck tours Europe to boost the EU's drive against discrimination

The EU's Stop-Discrimination Truck heads off on its third EU tour tomorrow 10 August, travelling through 22 cities in 13 countries to promote equal opportunities in employment. On its four-month journey, the 30-ton mobile information platform will visit job fairs, university career days, youth festivals, and companies to raise awareness of the benefits of a discrimination-free working environment. Among other things, the Truck features a mobile 'Ability Park' which puts visitors' senses to the test to highlight the everyday challenges people with disabilities face. To mark Finland's Presidency of the EU, this year's tour starts in Helsinki.

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