[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 EUR 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] - Radïsim daudzveidïgu pasauli

Competition to depict diversity and equality

Eiropas Savienïba un MTV aicina Eiropas talantïgos jaunie¹us atveidot da¾àdïbu un vienlïdzïbu

©odien Eiropas Savienïba uzsàk savu visjaunàko konkursu, kura mºrìis ir padziĜinàt izpratni par vienlïdzïbu un diskriminàcijas apkaro¹anu. ©is konkurss tiks reklamºts 30 sekundes ilgà reklàmas si¾età MTV – pasaulº lielàkajà jaunie¹u televïzijas kanàlà. Reklàma aicina skatïtàjus iesniegt savus màkslas darbus, tostarp fotogràfijas, video un kolà¾as, par da¾àdïbas un vienlïdzïbas tºmu.

Savà komentàrà par ¹o jauno konkursu Vladimirs ©pidla, Eiropas nodarbinàtïbas, sociàlo lietu un vienlïdzïgu iespºju komisàrs, teica: „Diskriminàcijas novºr¹ana un vienlïdzïga izturº¹anàs pret ikvienu indivïdu ir svarïgi Eiropas Savienïbas mºrìi. ©is rado¹ais konkurss ir ideàls veids, kà izplatït ¹os vºstïjumus, sniegt Eiropas MTV skatïtàjiem iespºju paust savu viedokli un paràdït savus talantus visà ES. Mºs ar nepacietïbu gaidàm Jþsu darbus!”

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[18.10.2007] - Zinàmi Eiropas Savienïbas foto konkursa „Breaking Stereotypes” uzvarºtàji

Winner: Krzysztof Goluch, Poland

© EU information campaign "For Diversity. Against Discrimination"

Par Eiropas Savienïbas foto konkursa „Breaking Stereotypes” uzvarºtàju no vairàk kà 600 visas Eiropas Savienïbas studentu vidus ir atzïts fotomàkslas students no Polijas.
Krzysztof Gołuch, kur¹ studº izslavºtajà Silºzijas Universitàtes Rado¹às Fotomàkslas institþtà Opavà, Èehijà, pàrsteidza tiesne¹us ar savu foto, kurà bija redzams cienïjama vecuma vïrietis ratiĦkrºslà pie kàpĦu posma - tà ir pàrdomas rosino¹a metafora par daudzajiem ¹ìºr¹Ĝiem un diskriminàcijas formàm, ar kuràm cilvºki saskaras ikdienas dzïvº. Labàkàs fotogràfijas pa¹laik ir apskatàmas ceĜojo¹ajà izstàdº visà Eiropà. Tà tika atklàta ¹onedºĜ Briselº, kur iepretim Eiropas Komisijas galvenàs mïtnes ieejai ir apskatàma brïvdabas foto ekspozïcija.

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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] - Eiropas da¾àdïbas info-buss dodas ce¶à

©odien Eiropas da¾àdïbas info-buss dosies ce¶à no Strasbþras, lai uzsàktu braucienu pa Eiropu.  Uzsàkot ce¶u no Eiropas Parlamenta mïtnes, info-buss popularizºs da¾àdïbu un vienàdas iespºjas visiem. Ce¶ojums aptvers 19 valstis un vairàk nekà 18 000 km. Apmeklºjot pilsºtu centrus, universitàtes, darbavietu gadatirgus un sabiedriskus festivàlus, pàrvietojamà informàcijas platforma cilvºkiem sniegs informàciju par to tiesïbàm uz vienàdu attieksmi un popularizºs 2007. gadu — Eiropas gadu vienàdàm iespºjàm visiem. 

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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 Spidla 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] - ES aizsàk Eiropas Foto konkursu par da¾àdïbu

Foto màkslas studenti no visas Eiropas Savienïbas var paust rado¹u nostàju par da¾àdïbu, kà arï paràdït savu darbu ES auditorijai, piedaloties 2007. gada "Breaking Stereotypes" foto konkursà. Konkurss norisinàsies no 2007. gada 1. marta lïdz 30. jþnijam ES kampañas "Par da¾àdïbu. Pret diskriminàciju." un Eiropas Vienlïdzïgu iespºju gada ietvaros.

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[19.02.2007] - ES ®urnàlistu balva turpina cïñu pret diskriminàciju

Saskañà ar ïpa¹u Eirobarometra aptauju, kuras rezultàti tika publicºti janvàrï, 64% eiropie¹u uzskata, ka diskriminàcija viñu valstï ir pla¹i izplatïta, un vairàk nekà puse domà, ka netiek veltïts pietiekami daudz uzmanïbas ¹ïs problºmas apkaro¹anai. Tàdº¶ informºtïbas padzi¶inà¹ana par katra pilsoña tiesïbàm netikt diskriminºtam, diskriminàcijas negatïvo seku atspogu¶o¹ana un da¾àdïbas ieguvumu un iespºju skaidro¹ana ir ne tikai svarïgi, bet pat iz¹óiro¹i faktori, lai padarïtu vienlïdzïbu par realitàti.

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[27.11.2006] - PªDªJAIS AICINÀJUMS IESNIEGT DARBUS – „Par da¾àdïbu. Pret diskriminàciju.” ®urnàlistu balva 2006

Drukàto un tie¹saistes pla¹saziñas lïdzek¶u ¾urnàlistiem lïdz 2006. gada 31. decembrim jàiesþta savi darbi „Par da¾àdïbu. Pret diskriminàciju.” ES konkursam „®urnàlistu balva 2006”. Konkurss ir atvºrts ¾urnàlistiem no visàm 25 ES dalïbvalstïm, un tà mºróis ir apbalvot tos, kuri ar savu rakstu darbu starpniecïbu veicina sabiedrïbas izpratni par da¾àdïbas priek¹rocïbàm un cïñu pret diskriminàciju.

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[19.10.2006] - Màkslas studenti „satuvina” Eiropas Komisiju un Eiropas jaunie¹us

No 2006. gada 19. oktobra lïdz 30. novembrim esplanàdº iepretim Eiropas Komisijas galvenajai mïtnei Briselº norisinàsies brïvdabas izstàde, kur bþs apskatàmi darbi, kurus studenti no visas Eiropas iesniedza plakàtu konkursam „Lau¾ot stereotipus”. ©odien Vladimirs ©pidla, Eiropas Komisijas nodarbinàtïbas, sociàlo lietu un vienlïdzïgu iespºju komisàrs, sveiks konkursa uzvarºtàju Aleksandru VoldaĦsku no PoznaĦas Polijà, atzïmºjot viĦas plakàta „Kopà” panàkumus, un atklàs 34 labàko plakàtu izstàdi. Konkursà piedalïjàs vairàk nekà 750 studenti no 270 da¾àdàm akadºmijàm un universitàtºm, pàrstàvot visas 25 ES dalïbvalstis.

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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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