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EURoma will contribute to the debate on the future regulations of the Structural Funds 2014-2020

In October 2010, the proposals for the future regulations of the Structural Funds will be the core of the agenda of the upcoming EURoma's Management Committee Meeting to be held in Cracow, Poland.

News and Announcements

• Contribution of EU funds to the Roma inclusion

  As a follow up to the 2008 EU Roma Summit in Brussels and the High Level Events in October 2009, and in the context of the European Year 2010 against poverty and social exclusion, the Commission is organizing a seminar on how to facilitate the use of EU funds to support projects aiming at the integration of the Roma in September in Hungary and a high level event in Romania in October.

• Social Agenda dedicates its issue nº24 to "Promoting Roma inclusion: the way forward"

  Social Agenda, the European Commission's magazine on employment and social affairs, in its issue 24 (July 2010) dedicates the core of the publication to the Roma inclusion. Different perspectives (socioeconomic, institutional, political, etc.) are presented in the special feature of this magazine.

• A new European Commission publication: The European Social Fund and Roma

  The relevance of using the Structural Funds for the Roma inclusion policies is highlighted in the study "The European Social Fund and Roma" which presents the interventions of the European Social Fund (ESF) for the Roma communities. It is one of a series of 21 studies describing what the ESF does and achieves on a range of policy topics or target groups.
  

• ESF and Europe 2020 conference - June 2010

  On 23-24 June 2010 EURoma Network attended the “Shaping the future of the ESF - ESF and Europe 2020” conference in Brussels. The conference was organised by the European Commission and brought together experts on ESF from public authorities, social partners, NGOs and academics.

• EURoma participated in the third meeting of the Integrated Platform for Roma Inclusion

  The third meeting of the “Integrated Platform for Roma Inclusion" took place on 17^th June in Brussels organised by the Spanish Presidency and the European Commission.

Events

• Conference on the role of the ESF in the fight against poverty and social exclusion

  18th and 19th November 2010 - Brussels, Belgium

• EURoma Management Committee Meeting

  21st and 22nd October 2010 - Cracow, Poland

• High level event on Roma inclusion

  12-14th and 20th October 2010 - Bucharest, Iaşi and Cluj

• European Week of Regions and Cities is now open

  04-07 October, 2010 - Brussels, Belgium

• 19th International Steering Committee Meeting of the Decade of Roma Inclusion

  30th September and 1st October 2010 - Prague, Czech Republic

• Contribution of EU funds to the integration of Roma

  15th September 2010 - Budapest, Hungary

• EFC Forum for Roma inclusion meeting

  9th and 10th September 2010 - Vienna, Austria

• Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting: Education of Persons Belonging to National Minorities: Integration and Equal Opportunities

  22nd and 23rd July 2010 - Vienna, Austria

• Conference "Fighting Roma Poverty, Ensuring Equality"

  28th June 2010 - Brussels, Belgium

• Course: "Social Integration and the Romany Minority in Europe Today"

  21th June - 19th July 19, 2010 - Budapest, Hungary

• Race towards equality in employment

  9th June 2010 - Brussels, Belgium

• Conference: "Roma Women in the Decade"

  13th and 14th May 2010 - Belgrade, Serbia

• Regional Meeting on 'Policies and Practices for the Preparation of Teachers for Inclusive Education in Contexts of Social and Cultural Diversity: Research and Actions in the Western Balkans'

  7-8 Dec 2009 ETF - Turin, Italy - Turin, Italy