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The Hungarian Government presented the Equal Opportunity Funding Policy Call (EOFP)

Budapest, June 23 – 2009

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Spain representatives at the International Conference on Equal Opportunity Funding Policy drew the attention of all stakeholders on the fact that the “Equal Access of Roma to EU Funds is essential for strengthening social inclusion”.

The main goal of the EOFP is to introduce a new, Equal Opportunity Plan for the allocation of EU funds. The Equal Opportunity Plan is an obligatory part of all tender proposals in the field of public education and urban rehabilitation, submitted by municipalities, schools, etc.

In this framework the Hungarian Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, Dr. László Herczog and the European Director for Equality between Men and Women, Action Against Discrimination, Civil Society, Mrs. Belinda Pyke addressed welcoming words to participants.

Subsequently, Hungarian representatives presented the implementation of equal opportunities as a horizontal principle in funding policy, followed by presentations on implementation of policies by Bulgaria, Greece, Slovakia and Spain.

Experts, project implementer and representatives of managing authorities analysed barriers to, and possibilities of equal opportunity funding policy in practice during the following round table. The final round table examined the role and possibilities of the European Union’s institutions on the matter, which was debated by representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Committee of the Regions. In this context the Euroma Network was presented by the Technical Secretariat.

The Conference was closed by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, Mrs. Edit Raugh.

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The Hungarian Government presented the Equal Opportunity Funding Policy Call (EOFP)

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