2016-07-18 EU auditors slam shortcomings in Commission support to Roma integration

10/07/2016 - EU policy initiatives and financial support came too late to have an impact on Roma integration during the previous programming period 2007 - 2013. Unfortunately the audit recommendations may also come too late for the current period 2014 - 2020.

2016-07-07 Alliance against Antigypsyism launches

The Alliance against Antigypsyism today published a reference paper on antigypsyism, the specific racism against Roma, Sinti, Travellers and other groups who are stigmatized as ‘gypsies’ in the public domain. The reference paper proposes a working definition of antigypsyism. “This is necessary: the term antigypsyism is increasingly used, but there is no common understanding of its scope, depth and implications. This hinders the formulation of effective answers to tackle it,” said Gabriela Hrabanova of ERGO Network, one of the initiators of the Alliance against Antigypsyism.

2016-05-13 2016 Let's Build Up entrepreneurship Skills Bulgaria

Fighting unemployment, dreaming of your own business, making ideas into action, learning about being different, respecting others, be tolerant and knowledgeable about the Roma people and the obstacles Roma youth faces every day, building important entrepreneurship skills, learning in an inter-cultural environment are some of the sessions covered in the International course “Let’s build up entrepreneurship skills” with the participation of 33 young persons from 10 different countries – Bulgaria, Romania, Armenia, Albania, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Greece, Jordan and Spain.

2014-10-23 Roma Community Centre joins the Football People weeks

Roma Community Cenre is joining thousands of European groups this month to use the power of football to present a unified stand against discrimination and declare themselves Football People.

2014-06-21 Launching of ROMED and First Training Session of Mediators, Vilnius, Lithuania

From 19th to 21st June, the first ever ROMED training session for Mediators was launched in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event gathered close to 20 highly motivated participants, who act as Roma mediators, Roma leaders, pedagogical and social assistants.