” “The Portuguese journalist Maria do Céu Neves, of the daily paper Diario de Noticias, is the winner of the "Yes to diversity. Not to discrimination" press award, launched by the EU. Her article called "The Portuguese are feeding a new form of slavery", which will receive its award in Brussels tonight, describes the discrimination Portuguese and Polish migrant workers have to suffer in the Netherlands. Marie-Madeleine Péretie and Adeline Trégouët too will be given a prize during the awards ceremony for an article in which they describe the discriminatory forms of employment that people looking for a job all over Europe have to suffer, and the British freelance journalist William Briggs will receive a prize for his enquiry called "Chased by prejudice" about the Romany groups from Slovakia living in Scotland. "I would like to thank the journalists who have won the award for having toughly endeavoured to reveal the discriminating practices that exist at work and in other spheres", stated Vladimír pidla, commissioner in charge of employment, social affairs and equal opportunities. "So the European citizens can have a picture of some of the main problems that our society has to face today”. The winners will receive a grant to go to a EU country.” “
