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On September 16th took place in Brussels and under the auspices of the Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and the French Presidency of the European Union, the first European Summit on Roma organized by the DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission.

From 7th to 9th October 2008 Brussels welcomed a European Week of Regions and Cities. In this ocassion the EURoma Network was presented. The OPEN DAYS is an event co-organised by the Committee of Regions and the Commission's DG for Regional Policy to attract a wide range of participants who want to know a bit more about what is happening in the EU, why it matters and how it affects their local community.

In this ocassion the EURoma Network was presented

The OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) organizes yearly the Human Dimension Implementation (HDI) meeting.

Marseille, 15 - 16 October, 2008. Anually organized by the European Commission and the European Network Against Poverty

Last October 3^rd the European Commission published specific principles to guide Member States of the European Union in their definition of policies for 'active inclusion' of people excluded from the labour market so as to “facilitate the integration into sustainable, quality employment of those who can work and provide resources which are sufficient to live in dignity, together with support for social participation, for those who cannot”.

The Decade of Roma Inclusion (2005-2015) presidency is held annually by a participating Decade country according to a rotating schedule. Since July is the Serbian turn, the first non-EU country. Decade goals are to close the unacceptable gaps between Roma and the rest of society and to work toward elimination of discrimination through development and implementation of National Action Plans.

Reports on Strategies for Social Protection and Social Inclusion