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The "Alliance" fights discrimination against Roma at the local and regional levels, promotes their inclusion and raises awareness of these communities among local and regional authorities.

The Alliance operates under the auspices of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.

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The term “Roma and Travellers” is used at the Council of Europe to encompass the wide diversity of the groups covered by the work of the Council of Europe in this field including Roma, Sinti/Manush, Calé, Kaale, Romanichals, Boyash/Rudari, Balkan Egyptians (Egyptians and Ashkali), Eastern groups (Dom, Lom and Abdal), groups such as Travellers, Yenish, and the populations designated under the administrative term “Gens du voyage”, as well as persons who identify themselves as Gypsies.

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Dosta! Congress Prize
Dosta! Congress Prize

Dosta! Congress Prize

The Dosta! Congress Prize is awarded biannually to three municipalities from Council of Europe member States that have implemented innovative and creative initiatives to effectively ensure the long-term inclusion of the Roma and Traveller communities within their borders, while respecting the diversity of these communities and ensuring their active participation in democratic life.

Dosta! 2019 Prizes awarded but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ceremony postponed to the Congress session to be held “in person” in October 2021

calendarFrom 01/03/2019 to 01/10/2019

As the Congress Session in March 2020 was cancelled and the following ones held online due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the three winner projects of the Dosta! Congress Prize for Municipalities will be awarded their prizes during a ceremony to be held in October 2021, during the 41st Plenary Session of...
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"Guaranteeing equal rights for Roma is the responsible of public authorities" says John Warmisham at the 17th CAHROM plenary in Toulouse

writenWritten the 13/06/2019
Alliance

"The fight against anti-Gypsysism is an ongoing battle, but we are on the right track to win it," declared John Warmisham, Congress spokesman, at the meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of Experts for Roma Issues (CAHROM) on 11 June 2019 in Toulouse, France.

"Local and regional authorities are aware of the problems relating to the...
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Congress Spokesperson Mirand RIRA:

writenWritten the 08/04/2019
Congress

"Roma are fully-fledged members of society and securing their rights is part of the responsibilities of public authorities," said Congress spokeswoman on Roma issues, Miranda RIRA (Albania, SOC), on the occasion of the Roma International Day, on 8 April 2019. "Even though they are the largest minority in...
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7th Dosta!-Congress Prize 2019: Call for applications

writenWritten the 11/01/2019
CoE

Corrigendum: Deadline extended until 1 October 2019!

The application for the 7th edition of the Dosta!-Congress Prize for Municipalities is now open to municipalities/local authorities from Council of Europe member states who have run projects in 2017 and 2018 targeting Roma and/or Travellers, whether they be nationals or more recent...
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International Expert Seminar: Inclusion of Roma youth through education, employment and political participation

writenWritten the 01/10/2018

The 6th Dosta! Congress Prize for Municipalities and its 10th anniversary

calendarThe 19/10/2017

DOSTA! Congress Prize - Deadline Extended

writenWritten the 29/06/2017

6th Dosta! Congress Prize

writenWritten the 09/05/2017

Dosta! & UEFA Respect! campaign

writenWritten the 16/12/2016