Als erster Landkreis Brandenburgs wird Dahme-Spreewald zum September dieses Jahres ein kostenloses Vorschuljahr in Kitas einführen. Darauf haben sich die Koalitionspartner CDU und SPD verständigt. Mit der Initiative könnten schon bald rund 1200 Kinder die Kita im letzten Jahr unentgeltlich besuchen, und statt wie bisher sieben Kinder würden die Erzieher nur noch sechs Kinder betreuen.
In May, several Roma settlements near Naples were attacked and set on fire by residents from neighbouring communities following reports of a Roma teenager allegedly having attempted to kidnap a child. Hundreds of Roma are reported to have fled their settlements for fear of further attacks or have been relocated by the authorities for security […]
In 2008, the ‘For Diversity. Against Discrimination’ campaign will continue to raise awareness of discrimination and the legislation which exists to combat it, as well as to promote the benefits of Diversity across the EU. The popular ‘For Diversity. Against Discrimination’ Truck returns in 2008. The tour, set to launch in June, will visit ten […]
The main objective of this project (which recently received several best practice awards for its equality project KLARA) is to develop a European society of equal chances for both genders, using a network of 42 member associations. The project investigates on how women perceive the EU, in particular in the fields of gender equality and […]
The Hampshire police force is committed to welcoming and supporting employees from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. It was awarded for its gay friendly policies and procedures as well as staff support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) police officers and staff by the Hampshire LGBT Resource Group (LGBTRG) which includes […]
Diversity-Experts, Managers, CEOs and people who are interested in Diversity met each other at the 8th European Work-Life & Diversity Conference in Budapest. The Conference, organised by the Conference Board, was held from 8th to 9th May 2008. It made an issue of “Doing Better Business with a Mobile, Multicultural Workforce. A Focus on Talent […]
Die Paparazzi zoomten ganz nah heran und die Öffentlichkeit schaute noch näher hin, als sich Angela Merkel etwas schicker als sonst machte. Mit einem beherzten Dekolletee stahl die deutsche Regierungschefin bei der Eröffnung der neuen Oper in Oslo den anwesenden Prinzessinnen die Schau. Und was als stilvolles Auftreten einer modebewussten Machtfrau gedacht war, verkam im […]
Türkische AkademikerInnen und Studierende stellen eine wichtige Schlüsselgruppe für den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland dar – und trotzdem wird ihr Potenzial noch unzureichend wahrgenommen, erkannt und genutzt. Zu dieser Feststellung kommt das Forscherteam des Futureorg Instituts in einer aktuellen Untersuchung. Die ForscherInnen haben die Lage von jungen sowie erfahrenen Wissenschaftlern unter die Lupe genommen.
Natasha Kelly a 34-year-old black German woman is suing her former landlord. In December 2007 he evicted her from an apartment in Osnabrueck/Western Germany because she was black and a single mother. In his eviction notice he wrote: “Some of the other tenants are unhappy about your background and skin colour and your personal situation […]
The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) is carrying out a study on regularization practices in the EU, which has been commissioned by the European Commission. The questionnaire includes questions on past and present regularisation measures, the implementation of such measures and the social and economic impact of past and present regularisation policies, including […]
