TACKLING INTOLERANCE AND DISCRIMINATION

AGAINST MUSLIMS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

#NoPlace4Hate December 3, 2018 – Brussels, Belgium

SIDE EVENT AGENDA

Salle Schuman, Berlaymont,
European Commission, Brussels

09:00-09:30 Registration
09:30-09:45 Welcome and opening
• Tommaso Chiamparino, Commission Coordinator on combating anti-Muslim hatred
09:45-10:30 Tour de table discussion and Q&A
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:45 Working together to tackle hatred and discrimination against Muslims –
synergies with civil society
• Hatred & intolerance, moderator: Dermana Seta, OSCE/ODIHR
• Discrimination / intersectionality, moderator: Hajar El Jahidi, EFOMW
11:45-12:30 State of research and data collection on intolerance and discrimination
against Muslims in Europe – Needs and gaps
• Moderator: Miltos Pavlou, FRA
12:30-13:00 Identifying key challenges and priorities - group discussion
• Chair: Tommaso Chiamparino, Commission Coordinator on combating anti-Muslim
hatred

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 TACKLING INTOLERANCE AND DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST MUSLIMS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
#NoPlace4Hate December 3, 2018 – Brussels, Belgium

AGENDA
Salle Schuman, Berlaymont, Chair: Barbara Nolan
European Commission, Head of the Fundamental Rights Policy Unit –
Brussels DG Justice and Consumers – European Commission

Welcome and introduction by the Chair

14:30-14:55
Testimony by Ramia Chaoui (ES)
14:55-15:40 Keynote addresses by:
• Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice and Consumers
• Mairead McGuinness, First-Vice President of the European Parliament
• Michael O’Flaherty, Director of FRA
15:40-15:50 Tackling anti-Muslim hatred in the EU: challenges and priorities
• Julie Pascoët, ENAR
15:50-16:15 Findings from monitoring in support of policy making and enforcement
• Speakers: Stefano Valenti, Council of Europe / ECRI, Wouter van Ballegooij,
European Parliamentary Research Service
16:15-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:20 Tackling hatred against Muslims and promoting positive narratives
• Speakers: Iman Abou Atta, Tell MAMA (UK), Nermina Mumic, Muslim Youth Austria (AT),
Dermana Seta, OSCE/ODIHR, Robin Sclafani, “Facing all the Facts!”
17:20-18:00 Addressing discrimination in the workplace and in access to services
• Speakers: Valentina Di Stasio, GEMM project, Leysan Keller, Karriere mit Kopftuch (DE),
Tamás Kádár, Equinet, Layla Azzouzi, Collectif contre l’Islamophobie en Belgique (BE)
18:00-18:10 Concluding remarks
18:10-19:00 Networking refreshment

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