IP/07/542
Bryssel 24. huhtikuuta 2007
Euroopan yhdenvertaisten mahdollisuuksien teemavuodesta Eurovision laulukilpailujen 2007 virallinen yhteistyökumppani
Euroopan yhdenvertaisten mahdollisuuksien teemavuosi on tänä vuonna virallisesti Eurovision laulukilpailujen yhteistyökumppani. Tämä on ensimmäinen kerta lähes kahteenkymmeneen vuoteen, kun Euroopan unioni on jollakin virallisella hankkeellaan mukana Euroviisuissa, kansainvälisissä laulukilpailuissa, jotka kokoavat yhteen ihmisiä koko mantereen laajuudelta. Teemavuoden päätavoitteena on tuoda esiin monimuotoisuuden etuja ja edistää yhdenvertaisia mahdollisuuksia.
"Eurovision laulukilpailut tarjoavat oivallisen foorumin kertoa ihmisille heidän oikeudestaan tulla kohdelluksi tasapuolisesti, ja samalla voidaan levittää tietoa monimuotoisuuden eduista ympäri Euroopan," toteaa komissaari Vladimír Špidla. "Parempaa areenaa tuskin löytyy, kokoaahan tämä energinen viihdetapahtuma yhteen koko Euroopan, sen kaikki kulttuurit ja vivahteet." Špidla vastaa Euroopan komissiossa työllisyys-, sosiaali- ja tasa-arvoasioista. EU:n syrjinnänvastainen lainsäädäntö on edistyksellisimpiä maailmassa. Silti kansalaisista vain joka kolmas tuntee oikeutensa siltä varalta, että joutuu syrjityksi. Eurooppalaisista 64 prosenttia on sitä mieltä, että syrjintä on heidän maassaan yleistä. 51 prosentin mielestä syrjinnän torjumiseksi ei tehdä tarpeeksi. Euroviisuviikko järjestetään Helsingin keskustassa 5.–12. toukokuuta. Sen aikana teemavuoden sanomaa tuodaan esiin euroviisukylässä, jossa sillä on oma osastonsa. Siellä vierailijoille on tarjolla tietoa tasa-arvosta ja moninaisuudesta, eikä viihdettäkään ole unohdettu. Euroviisuihin odotetaan jopa kahtatuhatta lehdistön edustajaa, ja heitä varten teemavuodella on osasto Euroviisujen lehdistökeskuksessa. Teemavuoden osalta Euroviisuviikko huipentuu Eurooppa-päivänä eli keskiviikkona 9. toukokuuta. Huomio kiinnitetään silloin nuoriin, jotka voivat nousta lavalle esittelemään laulu- ja tanssitaitojaan. Taustatietoa Euroopan yhdenvertaisten mahdollisuuksien teemavuosi 2007 Teemavuotena järjestetään satoja tapahtumia ympäri Eurooppaa. Oman maanne tapahtumista saatte tietoa liitteenä olevasta esitteestä tai teemavuoden verkkosivuilta osoitteesta http://equality2007.europa.eu. Teemavuoden tavoitteena on kertoa eurooppalaisille heidän oikeudestaan syrjimättömään ja tasapuoliseen kohteluun, saada uutta puhtia syrjinnän tehokkaaseen torjumiseen ja virittää vilkasta keskustelua monimuotoisuuden eduista. Teemavuonna painopisteenä on syrjintä, joka perustuu sukupuoleen, rotuun tai etniseen alkuperään, uskontoon tai vakaumukseen, vammaisuuteen, ikään taikka sukupuoliseen suuntautumiseen. Kaikkiin näihin syrjinnän "perusteisiin" voidaan puuttua EU-lainsäädännön avulla. Eurovision laulukilpailut Vuonna 1956 ensimmäistä kertaa järjestetyistä Eurovision laulukilpailuista on tullut arvossa pidetty perinne, joka kerää noin 100 miljoonaa katsojaa Euroopasta ja lisää yleisöä 42 osallistujamaan ulkopuoleltakin. Nyt Euroviisut järjestetään 52. kerran, ja tapahtumapaikkana on Lordin viimevuotisen viisuvoiton jälkeen Helsinki. Perinteisestihän tapahtumaa isännöi edellisvuotisen voittajan kotimaa. Lisätietoja siitä, miten Euroopan yhdenvertaisten mahdollisuuksien teemavuosi 2007 näkyy Eurovision laulukilpailussa, löytyy osoitteesta http://www.eurovision.tv/.
2 2007 - European Year of Equal Opportunities for All - A quick glance across the 30 participating countries
Austria Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Federal Ministry for Economy & EU: €215,250.00 A large national information and promotional campaign on rights Susanne Piffl-Pavelec Labour and equal opportunities Stubenring 1 [email protected] National: €215,250.00 1010 Vienna Tel.: +43 1 711 00 65 85
Department III/10 www.bmwa.gv.at
Belgium Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Centre for equal opportunities Nadine Brauns EU: €258,300.00 Rue Royale, 138 [email protected] National: €259,055.00 1. The "Universal design" week, focusing on handicap and 1000 Brussels Tel.: +32 02 212 30 00 accessibility www.diversite.be 2. Special training for teachers to deal with homophobia 3. Creation of "equal opportunities" cheques to promote small
initiatives in that field
Bulgaria Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Lilia Abadjieva EU: 215,250.00 Ministry of Labour and Social Policy [email protected] National: €231,130.00 2, Triaditza Str. Tel.: +359 2 811 94 18 1. Media campaign with representatives and actors of the 1051 Sofia communities and groups at potential risk of discrimination Dimitar Bojilov 2. Activating children and youth Parliaments [email protected] Tel.: +359 2 811 94 39
Cyprus Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Ministry of Justice & Public Order Ekaterini Andreou EU: €120,000.00 125, Athalassas Avenue [email protected] National: €120,000.00 1. Distribution of a DVD about gender inequalities in domestic life Nicosia 1461 Tel.: + 357 22 80 59 22 Fax:+ 357 22 80 59 69 2. Launch of a campaign called "Sexual orientation : myths and Christina Laoudas realities [email protected] 3. Employers Guide for the promotion of Equality and Diversity in Tel.: +357 22 80 59 46 the Workplace Fax: +357 22 80 59 69
Czech Republic Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
EU: €249,173.00 The Office of the Government of the Czeslaw Walek National: €249,173.00 1. Campaign to eliminate prejudice towards the Roma and explain Czech Republic [email protected] the principle of inclusion thanks to multicultural education at pre- Human Rights Unit Tel. +420 296 153 358 school facilities, primary and secondary schools Nábř. E. Beneše 4 Fax: +420 296 153 257 2. The project Equality is cool : focus on a youth audience with the 118 01 Prague Website: www.vlada.cz use of 15 documentary films
Denmark Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Department of Gender Equality Gorm Fogh Scherfig EU: €150,600.00 Homens Kanal 22 [email protected] National: € 832,000.00 1. Diversity in Working Life Awards for private and public 1060 Copenhagen K Tel. +45 33 92 33 11 enterprises actively promoting diversity 2. Large distribution of a "diversity calendar" that enumerates all
relevant red-letter days for various population groups
Estonia Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
EU: €100,000.00 Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia Heili Jõe National: €129,578.00 1. A two-day international conference “Religion tolerance – European Coordination and [email protected] opportunity, obligation, responsibility linked to the annual Tartu International Relations Department Tel.: +372 62 69 261 Film Festival Gonsiori 29 2. Distribution of materials on discrimination in schools
15027 Tallinn
Finland Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Ministry of Labour Sinikka Keskinen EU: € 150,600.00 1. Respect Fest, an equal opportunity festival, will be organised in Mikonkatu 4, PL 34 [email protected] National: € 150,600.00 Helsinki city centre Bus Terminal market place wit music (top 00023 Valtioneuvosto Tel.: +358 10 60 47 040 artists), NGO-desks, story tellers, etc. or +358 50 39 60 146 2. Home for Christmas –event will be organised in museums at the Website: www.equality.fi and www.mol.fi end of the year to introduce the diversity of religions and beliefs (exhibitions and other activities)
France Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
High Authority for Combating Néphèli Yatropoulos EU: € 624,000.00 1. Job orientation assistance for young migrants Discriminations and for Equality [email protected] National: 2. A theatre forum will go to basic school to rise awareness on 11 rue St-Georges Tel.: +33 1 55 31 61 33 € 1,500,996.00 gender equality 75009 Paris Fax: +33 1 55 31 61 49 Website: www.halde.fr
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Germany Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Federal ministry for family affairs, Roland Simon EU: € 624,100.00 1. An "Equal Opportunities" Award for enterprises promoting senior citizens, women and youth [email protected] National: €711,068.00 diversity policies Department of International Affairs Tel.: +49 30 206 55 10 42 2. Diversity as Opportunity : Diversity in enterprises in Germany, a 11018 Berlin Fax: +49 30 206 55 41 042 huge one day conference National Agency "European Year of Until 15/05/2007 Equal Opportunities for All 2007" Dr. Christine Franzius
After 15/05/2007: Matthias Koenig
Oranienburger Str. 13-14 Until 15/05/2007 [email protected]
after 15/05/2007: [email protected], 10178 Berlin Tel. +49 30 240 89 119 Fax: +49 30 240 89 133 Website: www.bagfw.de
Greece Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Ministry of Employment and Social EU: €257,894.00 1. Analysis of the situation of people older than 50 by collecting Protection Katerina Chryssochoou advertisements on jobs in the local newspaper at a regional level Pireos 40 [email protected] National: € 257,894.00 101 82 Athens Tel.: +30 210 52 95 209 193 Hungary Contact Minimum funding Examples of planned projects EU: €258,300.00 1. Photos and drawing contests will be organised around the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour Endre M. Sík thematic of diversity Department of Equal Opportunities [email protected] National: €258,300.00 2. The national Equal opportunity Network – House of Equal Alkotmány u. 3 Tel.: +361 475 79 18 Opportunities will try to build network, give legal advice, etc. 1054 Budapest Fax: +361 332 67 54
Iceland Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Ministry of Social Affairs Linda Rós EU: €119,964,00 [email protected] National: €119,964,00 Tel.: +354 545 81 00 150 Reykjavik Fax: +354 552 48 04
www.eng.felagsmalaraduneyti.is
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Ireland Contact Funding Examples of planned projects The Equality Authority Niall Crowley EU: €150,600.00 1. Launch of a campaign called Older and bolder to fight against [email protected] National: €311.400.00 stereotypes linked to ageing and disability 2 Clonmel Street Tel.: + 353 1 417 33 30 2. Support of an institutional capacity within the public sector to Dublin 2 Fax: + 353 1 417 33 31 accommodate diversity, promote equality and combat discrimination by supporting institutions Carole Sullivan [email protected] Tel.: + 353 1 417 33 61 Fax: + 353 1 417 33 77 www.equality.ie
Italy Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Department for rights and equal EU: €624,100.00 1. Antiracist World Cup is a five days happening of football, Silvia della Monica opportunities National: €624,100.00 basketball, music, debates, aiming to fight racism no play field , [email protected] Secretary office especially discrimination against women and girls in sports Antidiscrimination Unit - UNAR Tel. +39 06 6779 2440 2. Actions dedicated to the promotion of Roma's rights L.go Chigi 19 Fax: +39 06 6779 2471 00187 Rome www.pariopportunita.gov.it
Latvia Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Ministry of Society integration EU: €100,130.00 Elizabetes iela 20 Kristine Gaugere National: € 100,130.00 1050 Riga [email protected] 1. Development and implementation of promotional and Irina Kulitane educational campaign in order to increase awareness and tolerance [email protected]. of the general public towards discriminated groups of the society
TeL. +371 7365339 2. Youth Theatre Plays about Intolerance in Latvia nowdays
Liechtenstein Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Office of Equal Opportunities Bernadette Kubik-Risch EU: € 95,000.00 Aeulestrasse 51 1. Babylon Slam, a mix of Ethno-Poetry-Slam and theatre [email protected] improvisation, will be organised at the Literaturhaus Liechtenstein 9490 Vaduz Tel.: +423 236 60 60 Fax: +423 236 65 60 National: € 95,000.00 www.llv.li/amtsstellen/llv-scg-
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Lithuania Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Office of the Equal Opportunities Indre Mackeviciute EU: € 150,600.00 1. "Diversity award" for the "Journalist of the Year" Ombudsperson [email protected] National: € 150,600.00 Šeimyniškių 1A 2. "Diversity Junior Award" for the winner of an essay competition Mobile +370 612 27900 09312 Vilnius on diversity organised in schools across Lithuania Julija Šartuch 3. A cycle of documentary films prepared in cooperation with one [email protected] of the TV stations. The films will focus on the issues of human Tel.: +370 5 2612740 rights and non-discrimination (covering different aspects of all the Fax +370 5 2612725 grounds of discrimination) and be broadcasted throughout the www.lygybe.lrs.lt Year.
Luxembourg Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Government Commission for EU: € 120,000.00 1. A documentary will be produced to present the contribution Foreigners Christiane Martin made to society by women refugees in Luxembourg 12-14, ave Emile Reuter [email protected] National: € 120,000.00 2420 Luxembourg Tel.: +352 478 36 10
Fax: +352 478 36 72
Malta Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Ministry for the Family and Social Philip Farrugia Randon EU: € 120,000.00 Solidarity [email protected] National: € 133,730.00 Department of Social Security 38, Ordnance Street Joyce Borg 1. Elaboration of a diversity Charter for the work place and actions Valletta CMR 02 [email protected] in that field
2. Contest among humorists to award the best sketch about Tel.: + 356 25 90 32 33 diversity Fax: + 356 25 90 32 34 3. Round table for lawyers to share the latest legislation on equal
opportunities
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Netherlands Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
National implementing body Tineke de Nooij EU: € 279,000.00 1. The organising committee of the museum night (referred to as Postbus 40107 [email protected] National: € 279,000.00 MuseumN8) will use "Equal Opportunities" as a theme for this 8017 JK Zwolle Tel.: +31 06 22 38 49 76 year’s event and will invite five specific participating museums to take part in this theme, preferably together with anti- discrimination organisations Roger de Boer 2. Equal opportunity city trip Amsterdam will propose a guided tour [email protected] on the anti-discrimination thematic Tel.: +31 06 22 38 38 21 3. Workshop will be organised for opinion leaders like journalists and teachers, and religious pastors. The focus will be on equal www.agentschap.szw.nl opportunities in general and the aim is to increase their knowledge of the legal infrastructure of Equal treatment and Equal opportunities
Norway Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
The Equality and Anti-discrimination EU: € 150,600.00 Ombud Mona Dia National: € 194,140.00 1. Actions to increase women representation in sports Grensen 5-7 Tel.: +47 24 05 59 97 2. Disabled ambassadors in the primary schools P.O.Box: 8048 Dep Fax: +47 24 05 59 60 3. Equality and non-discrimination rally race for NHO members. 0031 Oslo Website: www.ldo.no (Confederation of Norwegian enterprises)
Poland Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Department for Women Family and Monika Ksieniewicz EU: €581,100.00 1. Media training for journalists on the subject of discrimination, its Counteracting Discrimination [email protected] National: € 931,142.00 symptoms, and preventive regulations which are binding in the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy Tel: +48 22 461 63 36 European Union. ul. Szopena 1 Fax: +48 022 520 0451 2.Festival of tolerance—a three-day event full of performances, 00-599 Warsaw film shows, exhibitions, and panel discussions devoted to Łukasz Gabler tolerance, discrimination, and human rights [email protected] 3. An exhibition will be staged with the use of advanced audio- Tel.: +48 22 461 63 46 visual technologies, archival documents, documentaries, and
presentations on the daily life of the Roma's, their tradition,
custom, and history on Polish soil.
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Portugal Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
CIDM-Commission for Equality and Ana Paula Fitas EU: € 258,300.00 Women’s Rights [email protected] National: € 260.276.00 1. The Parliamentary Session for Equality in Diversity – Towards an Av. República, 32-1 Inclusive Society will take place in the Assembly of the Republic, 1050-193 Lisbon Elza Pais coinciding with the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union. [email protected] 2. An initiative will award the best school Paper on multiple Tel.: +351 21 798 30 24 discriminations and equal treatment and opportunities under the Fax: +351 21 797 59 99 theme “European Year of Equal Opportunities for All”, in www.cidm.madbug.com articulation with the Ministry of Education. 3. Mobile Truck: Exhibit of pedagogic and learning materials of
civic awareness of the European Year across the country (including
autonomous regions) in order to promote the social utility
representation of diversity and peaceful coexistence.
Romania Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Ministry of Labor, Social Solidarity EU: € 301,300.00 and Family Andra Croitoru National: € 301,300.00 1. Organising a marathon for diversity : using sport as bridge Address: 2-4, Dem .I. Dobrescu [email protected] within people Street, Sector 1, Bucharest Marian Tanase [email protected] 2. Exploring multiple discriminations during an equality week, via Tel.: +40 21 316 20 44 thematic contests, minorities' festival, theatrical plays on sexual Fax: +40 21 316 20 43 orientation, etc.
www.anes.ro
Slovakia Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Slovak Republic Government Office Milan Vrbovsky EU: € 150,600.00 1. An action called "We are here – The days of otherness" aims at Section of Human Rights and [email protected] National: € 152,257.00 making persons with different sexual orientation more visible as Minorities Tel. +421 2 5729 5367 part of the Slovak and European society (this includes a theather Námestie slobody 1 Fax: +421 2 5729 5424 performance on the paly "Beyond Therapy" and an art competition 813 70 Bratislava 1 entitled "Coming Out-Art – accompanying event of the Euro Gay Games 2007) L'ubica Zajacová [email protected] 2. A project of the non-governmental organisation “People against Tel.: 421 2 5729 5311 Racism” plans to verify, through field testing, whether the state authorities, territorial self-government authorities, and interest www.mensiny.vlada.gov.sk associations, but also natural persons and legal entities comply with their obligations imposed by the anti-discrimination law.
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Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Cveto URŠIČ EU: € 120,000.00 Affairs [email protected] National: € 243,608.00 Kotnikova 5 Tel.: +386 1 369 75 38 1. An anti-discrimination training for Media and Equality will be 1000 Ljubljana Fax: +386 1 369 75 64 organised by the Peace Institute 2. 50 weekly programmes and 12 special monthly programmes will
be dedicated to the European Year 3. The festival “Play with me” will comprise an art competition, a competition for participating in dramatic and animation shows, a call for the participation of school and institutional musical groups of other children and adolescents, and a call for participation in a fashion show,
Spain Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Directorate-General for the Amapola Blasco Marhuenda EU: € 581,000.00 1. Materials for persons who are victims of discrimination in socio- Integration of Migrants [email protected] National: € 702,411.00 professional area C/José Abascal, 39 Tel.: +34 91 36 31 619 2. Study about the treatment of information concerning 28003 MADRID Fax: +34 91 36 37 057 immigration in Spain
Sweden Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
The Delegation for Human Rights in Marie Stenman EU: € 215,250.00 1. Urix, an annual youth conference, will arrange platforms for Sweden [email protected] National: € 320,506.00 youths to meet to discuss discrimination and the goals of the 10333 Stockholm Tel.: +46 8 40 53 511 European Year 2. Lisa Syrén, one of the hosts for the popular radio programme Karlavagnen, will air two programs during 2007 with the theme human rights and discrimination
United Kingdom Contact Funding Examples of planned projects
Commission for Equality and Human Barbara Lindsay EU: € 624,100 Rights +442079440651 National: € 640,000.00 1. Engaging young people as one of the groups least involved in Kingsgate House [email protected] local communities. Dealing with very localised conflicts between www.cehr.org.uk/content/european.rhtm rights, using human rights are a framework 66-74 Victoria Street 2. Intercultural Week will take place in Ireland, North and South London SW1E 6SW during the week 18h - 24th March 2007. The week incorporates the UN International Day against Racial discrimination.
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