On the occasion of its 10th anniversary and as celebrations will take place during the European Year of Equal Opportunities 2007, the European Disability Forum (EDF) is launching an EU wide 1 million signatures campaign „1million4disability“ in favour of a EU legislation to combat discrimination towards persons with disabilities.
A Danish art group has put up old Nazi propaganda posters in Berlin — sort of. The posters are altered to suggest Germany get rid of the states where support for neo-Nazis is strongest. The Danish art group „Surrend“ has launched a new campaign to protest against the election success of the far-right National Democratic […]
Many small and medium companies are turning to migrant labour because of the „shockingly low opinions“ employers have „of the skills, experience and productivity“ of British-born workers, according to a survey published today. The study by the British Chambers of Commerce said a shortage of suitably qualified and committed British workers was storing up problems […]
Germany’s interior minister has called for an EU-wide dialogue with Muslims in an effort to integrate them better. Wolfgang Schaeuble suggested that the EU should promote the training of imams to encourage Muslim leaders who were comfortable with European values. He compared
A December Eurobarometer survey shows attitudes towards homosexuality vary widely across EU Member States. An average of 44% of EU citizens believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Acceptance levels range from 82% in The Netherlands to 12% in Latvia. Marriage – or a similar legal union – is currently possible in the […]
Only 32% of the Maltese believe that people of different ethnic origin enrich the national culture, the lowest percentage among the EU’s member states. According to a Eurobarometer study entitled “Discrimination in the EU”, the majority of citizens in all but four member states said that people of different ethnic origin enrich the national culture.
The European Disability Forum (EDF) celebrates its tenth birthday with an ambitious project: unter the slogan „1Million4Disability – Make disability discrimination history“, the association starts a campaign that aims at the adoption of a EU equality directive. The EDF counted more than 50 million disabled people in the EU and demands the right to equal […]
The execution of former Iraqui leader Saddam Hussein has created a unique revenue for mobile phone dealers in Bagdad’s suburb of Sadr-City. The video footage of Saddam’s execution quickly became a money-making bestseller, local media reported. Mobile phone dealers offered the video for downloading, demanding just a few Iraqi denars (around 25 euro cents). Phone […]
International fast food chain McDonalds, being the target of criticism concerning the restaurant’s working conditions for years, has launched a career and lifestyle website for its 67,000 employees in the UK to support their future development.
According to UNICEF’s „State of the World’s Children 2007 report“, inequality at home between men and women leads to poorer health for the children and greater poverty for the family. UNICEF surveyed family decision-making in 30 countries around the world and found that where women are excluded from family decision-making processes, children are more likely […]
