[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] - Kurkime çvairov÷s pasaulç

Competition to depict diversity and equality

Europos S±jungos ir MTV konkursas, raginantis Europos jaunuosius talentus meni¹kai perteikti çvairovê ir lygybê

©iandien, prad÷dama transliuoti 30–ies sekund¾iù reklaminç klip± per did¾iausi± pasaulyje jaunimo kanal± MTV, Europos S±junga skelbia paskutinç savo konkurs±, kuriuo siekiama skleisti informacij± lygyb÷s ir kovos su diskriminavimu klausimais. Reklama ragina ¾iþrovus pateikti çvairius meno darbus, tarp jù fotografijas, video klipus bei kolia¾us, susijusius su çvairov÷s bei lygyb÷s tema.

Pristatydamas ¹ç konkurs±, Europos Komisijos narys U¾imtumo, socialiniù reikalù ir lygiù galimybiù klausimais Vladimiras ©pidla tar÷: „Kova su diskriminavimu ir lygiù galimybiù propagavimas – be galo svarbþs tikslai, kuriù siekia Europos S±junga. ©is kþrybingumo reikalaujantis konkursas – idealus bþdas skleisti tokias mintis ir suteikti Europos MTV ¾iþrovams galimybê garsiai i¹sakyti savo nuomonê bei parodyti savo sugeb÷jimus visai ES. Nekantraujame i¹vysti dalyviù darbus!”

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[18.10.2007] - Paskelbti Europos S±jungos organizuoto fotografijù konkurso “Stereotipù lau¾ymas” nugalìtojai

Winner: Krzysztof Goluch, Poland

© EU information campaign "For Diversity. Against Discrimination"

Atrinkus daugiau nei 600 ¹imtù fotografijos studentù darbù, pateiktù Europos S±jungos konkursui “Stereotipù lau¾ymas”, geriausios nuotraukos prizas atiteko fotografijos studentui i¹ Lenkijos.

Krzysztof Gołuch, garsaus Èekijos Silezijos universiteto Meninìs fotografijos instituto Opavoje studentas, su¾avìjo vertinimo komisij±, çam¾inês savo nuotraukoje senyv± ve¾imìlyje sìdintç vyr±, sustojusç prie¹ laiptus; tai savoti¹ka mintis provokuojanti metafora, simbolizuojanti daugelç kliþèiù ir diskriminacijos formù, su kuriomis ¾monìs susiduria kasdieniame gyvenime. Geriausiù nuotraukù paroda ¹iuo metu keliauja po Europ±. Ji prasidìjo ¹i± savaitê Briuselyje, paroda surengta po atviru dangumi prie¹ais Europos Komisijos pagrindinê bþstinê.

[12.10.2007] - I©RINKTA KAMPANIJOS „U® ÇVAIROVÊ. PRIE© DISKRIMINAVIM¡“ KAMPANIJOS ®URNALISTÙ KONKURO LAUREATÌ

©iemet nacionaliniam  konkursui patekta 11 darbù;  ra¹inius  vertino VU ¾urnalistikos instituto dìstytoja Danguolì Skarbalienì, ¾urnalistì,  LTV naujienù tarnybos direktorì Au¹ra Lìka,  portalo „Delfi“ vyriausioji redaktorì Monika  Garbaèiauskaitì ir Vidmantas Dvilaitis,  Lygiù galimybiù kontrolieriaus tarnybos patarìjas.

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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] - Europos çvairovìs ekspresas pradeda savo kelionê

©iandien Strasbþre kelionê po Europ± pradìs Europos çvairovìs ekspresas (furgonas). Jo starto vieta – Europos Parlamento bþstinì, o tikslas – skatinti çvairovê ir lygias galimybes. Çvairovìs ekspresas aplankys 19 ¹aliù ir nukeliaus daugiau negu 18 000 km. Miestù centruose, universitetuose, darbo mugìse, vie¹osiose ¹ventìse i¹ ¹ios mobilios platformos bus skleid¾iama informacija apie ¾moniù teises ir reklamuojami 2007-ieji – Europos lygiù galimybiù metai. 

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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 skelbia Europos fotografijos konkurs± u¾ çvairovê

Visose Europos S±jungos valstybìse narìse fotografij± studijuojantys studentai turi puiki± galimybê kþrybi¹kai i¹reik¹ti savo po¾iþrç ç çvairovê bei parodyti visai ES auditorijai savo darbus, dalyvaudami 2007 metù konkurse "Stereotipù lau¾ymas". Konkursas vyks nuo 2007 metù kovo 1 d. iki bir¾elio 30 d. Jis skelbiamas kaip ES vykdomos kampanijos "U¾ çvairovê. Prie¹ diskriminavim±." dalis ir vyksta  Europos lygiù galimybiù visiems metù informacinìs iniciatyvos rìmuose.

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[19.02.2007] - ES skelbiamas ¾urnalistù apdovanojimas têsia kov± su diskriminavimu

Sausio mìnesç paskelbtos Eurobarometro apklausos rezultatai parodì, jog 64 % europieèiù laikosi nuomonìs, jog diskrimavimas jù ¹alyje yra paplitês; daugiau nei pusì respondentù mano, kad nededama pakankamai pastangù ¹iai problemai i¹sprêsti. Siekiant, kad lygybì taptù tikrove, itin svarbu skleisti informacij± apie kiekvieno pilieèio teisê netapti diskriminavimo objektu bei apie neigiamas diskriminavimo pasekmes. Be to, bþtina ai¹kinti çvairovìs teikiam± naud± ir galimybes.

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[30.11.2006] - KONFERENCIJA „Lygios galimybės: diagnnozė (-s) ir prognozės“

©.m. gruod¾io 6 d. rengiama ES kampanijos „U¾ įvairovê.Prie¹ diskriminavim±“  konferencija „Lygios galimybės:  diagnozė (-s) ir prognozės“. Renginys vyks Europos Komisijos  Atstovybėje  (Naugarduko g. 10, Vilnius)  nuo 10 val.

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[27.11.2006] - KVIETIMAS IR PASKUTINÌ GALIMYBÌ PATEIKTI DARBUS ES konkurso „U¾ çvairovê. Prie¹ diskriminavim±“ 2006-ùjù metù ¾urnalisto apdovanojimams

®urnalistai, dirbantys  spaudoje ir internetinìje ¾iniasklaidoje, iki 2006 m. gruod¾io 31 d. kvieèiami pateikti  darbus ES rengiamo konkurso „U¾ çvairovê. Prie¹ diskriminavim±.“ 2006-ùjù metù ¾urnalisto apdovanojimams. Konkurse gali dalyvauti ¾urnalistai i¹ visù 25 ES valstybiù nariù. Apdovanojimai skiriami ¾urnalistams, kuriù  darbai gerina visuomenìs nariù supratim± apie çvairovìs teikiam± naud± ir kov± su diskriminavimu.  

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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 ©pidla, 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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