On 7 September, ARDI ( European Parliament Anti-racism and Diversity Intergroup), the Spanish Alliance for an Equal Treatment Law, Fundacion de Secretariado Gitano and Equinet organised an event to discuss some of the necessary steps the Member States should take in areas such as intersectional discrimination, redress and sanctions, or standards for Equality Bodies. You can read a summary of the outcomes of the event in the Brussels Morning Newspaper.
Speakers include:
- Mónica Silvana Gonzalez, MEP, Co-President of Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup, S&D
- Michaela Moua, Team Leader – European Commission Anti-Racism Coordinator, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
- Henri Nickels, Policy Coordinator – Institutional Cooperation and Networks Unit, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
- Silvan Agius, Cabinet Expert, Cabinet of the Commissioner for Equality, European Commission (tbc)
- Tania Sordo, Gender and human rights legal expert
- Martin Mörk, Deputy Ombudsman and Head of Litigation, Equality Ombudsman, Sweden
- Tamás Kádár, Deputy Director and head of policy and legal, Equinet
- Tena Šimonović Einwalter, Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia and Equinet Chair
- Katrin Hugendubel, Advocacy Director, ILGA-Europe
- María Eugenia Rodríguez Palop, MEP, The Left
- Sara Giménez, President Fundación Secretariado Gitano
Moderators include:
- Anne Gaspard, Executive Director, Equinet
- Vladimir Paspuel, NGO Rumiñahui, Spanish Alliance for an Equal Treatment Law
- Cristina de la Serna Sandoval, Head. Department of Equality and Combatting Discrimination, Fundación Secretariado Gitano
The event will had live translation to and from Spanish and English.
For any information relating to this event, please contact Jone Elizondo-Urrestarazu, Legal and Policy Officer (jone.elizondo@equineteurope.org)