A Diversity Toolkit for factual programmes in public service television was published by FRA in January 2008 ahead of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. The Toolkit was developed by media professionals under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

Un groupe de professionnels du service public, tous spécialisés dans les activités menées auprès ou à destination des minorités ethniques ou culturelles, s’est rencontré régulièrement ces dix dernières années sous les auspices du Groupe de la Diversité Culturelle de l’UER, afin de partager son expérience et de développer des co-productions. Ce groupe qui a initié et nourri le Guide de la Diversité, à travers une série d’ateliers financés par le Fonds Social Européen, et dont l’Agence de l’Union Européenne pour les Droits Fondamentaux a assuré la publication.

This factsheet highlights the different experiences of Roma regarding accessing housing, healthcare, education and social welfare. Across all countries studied, many respondents identified two main problems: the difficulty in finding a job in the formal labour market of their destination country, and difficulties with registration of residence.

In 2007 the European Parliament requested the newly established Fundamental Rights Agency to develop a comprehensive comparative report relating to the existence of homophobia and discrimination based on sexual orientation in all EU Member States. In response the Agency carried out a large-scale legal and social research project during 2007 and 2008. This summary report provides an overview of the results of the social analysis.

This publication summarises and analyses relevant data and information collected by the RAXEN network since 2000. It provides a concise overview of multi-year trends in the fight against racism inside the EU, tracing the development of racism and related discrimination in the period from 1997 to 2005.

This paper will give a brief presentation of the issue of political participation.