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ESF+ Regulation enters into force: Many opportunities to promote Roma equality and inclusion
Following years of negotiations, the 2021-2027 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Regulation entered into force on 1 July. We are glad to see that the final text includes the Specific Objective (j) promoting the socio-economic integration of marginalised communities,...
Slovenian Presidency of the Council from 1 July
Slovenia holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU from 1 July until the end of 2021. This is the last Presidency of the trio formed by Germany, Portugal and Slovenia, which inevitable centre goal has been “dealing with the pandemic and its social and...
29-30 June: Next EURoma online Management Committee meeting
Partners will review the latest EU developments and discuss on key elements to be considered in the 2021-2027 EU Cohesion Funds programmes to ensure they effectively consider Roma population. EURoma Network will hold its next Management Committee meeting on 29-30 June...
Porto Social Summit 2021 and other key milestones of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Framed in its commitment with equal opportunities and fight against all forms of discrimination, the Portuguese Presidency has undertaken different actions and events of relevance for Roma inclusion and equality. One of the key ones is the Porto Social Summit and the...
ESF+ Regulation expected to enter into force on 1 July
Following years of negotiations, we are approaching the signature and the entry into force of the 2021-2027 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Regulation, expected for the beginning of July (probably 1 July). Following the political agreement reached by the European...
The European Commission appoints first ever Anti-Racism Coordinator
The European Commission has appointed Michaela Moua as its first ever Anti-Racism Coordinator, following the commitments established in the EU anti-racism action plan. The EU Anti-Racism Action Plan 2020-2025 sets out a series of measures to step up action and to...
European Commission technical webinars on the programming and management of 2021-2027 EU Funds
Over the last year, the European Commission has been organising a series of technical webinars focused on the programming and management of EU funds for the 2021-2027 programming period. They are particularly dedicated to national Managing Authorities working on...
Council adopts Recommendation on a European Child Guarantee
On 14 June the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) unanimously adopted the European Commission’s proposal on establishing a European Child Guarantee (see EURoma’s news item). The European Child Guarantee aims to prevent and combat...
Final stages of the discussions on the 2021-2027 ERDF-Cohesion Fund Regulation
The compromise text includes different mentions to Roma, marginalised communities and disadvantaged groups, including the Specific Objective (iii) ‘promoting the socioeconomic inclusion of marginalised communities, low income households and disadvantaged groups...
First European Anti-Racism Summit lays the groundwork for implementation of Anti-Racism Action Plan
The first European Anti-Racism Summit, organised on 19 March, was co-hosted by the European Commission, the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU and the Anti-Racism and Diversity (ARDI) Intergroup of the European Parliament. It addressed the implementation...
European Commission presents European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan
Cohesion Funds are considered, together with the Recovery and Resilience Facility, key financial tools to achieve the targets set by the Plan for 2030: unemployment reduction, increased training participation and reduction of poverty and social exclusion risk. ...
European Commission proposes comprehensive EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child
It aims to bring together all new and existing EU legislative, policy and funding instruments - including ESF+ and ERDF- within one comprehensive framework to promote joint efforts to better protect all children, to help them fulfil their rights and to place them...
European Recommendation on Roma equality, inclusion and participation for the next decade now approved
A renewed and strengthened commitment from the EU and Member States to tackle the inequality gap suffered by Roma. EURoma is refered to as a space for transnational partnership and exchange that the Commission and Member States should support. The Recommendation of...
European Commission presents European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan. ESF+ and RRF are key financial instruments for Social Inclusion and Equality.
The Action Plan sets three targets focusing on unemployment reduction, increased training participation for a new productive model and poverty and social exclusion risk reduced by 2030. The European Commission launches recommendations and commitments towards the Porto...
EURoma network holds its next online Management Committee 14-15 October
The EURoma Network Management Committee, whose Technical Secretariat is carried out by FSG, will be held online on 14 and 15 October 2020. This first online meeting will deal with many relevant news as the new EC Strategic Framework for Roma Equality, Inclusion...
EIGE Toolkit on gender budgeting in EU Funds now available in 22 official EU languages
Released by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) a few months ago, this toolkit offers practical guidance on how to integrate gender mainstreaming in the EU Funds. Versions in official EU languages should help national, regional and local authorities, and...
European Institute for Gender Equality releases toolkit on gender budgeting in EU Funds
This gender-budgeting toolkit aims to help those working with EU Funds better fit their programmes to gender equality goals, strategies and regulatory frameworks at European Union and Member States level. Gender budgeting is a strategy to achieve gender equality...
Commission’s ESI Funds’ partners group of experts reviews Cohesion policy’s response to COVID-19 crisis
EURoma and other partners also addressed the state-of-play and next steps of the negotiations and programming of the cohesion policy legislation (CPR, ESF+, ERDF...) for the 2021-2027 period and the implementation of the partnership principle. On 30 June,...
Final report of the Feasibility Study for a Child Guarantee for vulnerable children released
This policy instrument aims to help ensure that every child at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Europe has access to free healthcare, free education, free early childhood education and care, decent housing and adequate nutrition, as part of a European integrated...
Why an explicit mention to the Roma community in the ESF+ Regulation Proposal is necessary?
This reference document sets out the reasons why an explicit mention to the Roma community in the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Regulation is a necessary condition (although not sufficient) for addressing the unequal situation that Roma still face across the...
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