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Alliance will participate in AER’s Equal Opportunity Forum


On 21 April the Assembly of European Regions (AER) will organize its first Equal Opportunities Forum in 2015 in Strasbourg, dedicated to Roma Inclusion.
This Forum aims at setting up a network of regions and stakeholders willing to work on a project for Roma integration through education.
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Statement on Roma Youth

Jean-Claude Frécon: ''Roma inclusion demands real efforts by towns and regions''


"Roma inclusion demands real efforts on the part of towns and regions: it is on their territories and with their infrastructure that practical responses can be provided'', Jean-Claude Frécon, President of the Congress, said on the occasion of International Roma Day on 8 April 2015. ''These efforts are central to the...
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A European Roma Institute


The idea of a ‘European Roma Institute’ (ERI) seems to become concrete, as George Soros, President of the Open Society Foundation, and Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, reached an agreement to realize this innovative research institution. With the publication of a
The Alliance welcomes Anderlecht among its participants

Alliance to participate in UNESCO roundtable on racism & discrimination

Alliance’s 3rd national seminar for Roma Inclusion in Spain

Daugavpils: the first new participant of the Alliance in 2015

Alliance 3rd national workshop in Spain about access to European Structural Funds, Malaga, 17 February 2015

Overcoming barriers by listening to young Roma

The greek city of Megara is the newest Alliance participant

Interview with Dobrica Milovanovic: “Narrowly focused interventions do not bring big changes.”

Interview w Ludmila Sfirloaga on Roma Inclusion

ROMACT conference on 2 & 3 October in Brussels

Romanian city of Ploiesti newest participant of the Alliance

Alliance Taskforce participated in Human Rights Summer Academy

Alliance strategic guidelines for the period 2014/2020 formally endorsed by the Congress Bureau

Alliance participants invited to high-level conference taking stock of Joint European Commission/Council of Europe ROMACT Programme, Brussels, 2-3 October 2014

Alliance Cities and Regions strengthen their cooperation

Alliance Taskforce participated in EGAM conference in Prague, 12-15 June 2014

John Warmisham presented Alliance Strategic Guidelines to the Congress Bureau Meeting in Baku, 17 June 2014

Congress Secretary General and Alliance Taskforce meet a delegation of Bulgarian mayors to discuss Roma inclusion

Alliance 2nd national workshop in Spain to discuss access to European Structural Funds, Madrid, 28 May 2014

Alliance invited to the ECRI seminar on the fight against racism and intolerance at local level

The Alliance participated in the 7th CAHROM meeting, 14-16 May

Council of Europe Secretary General, Committee of Ministers, and Parliamentary Assembly President reaffirm support for Alliance

Report on “Empowering Roma youth participation” adopted during the 26th Congress Session

Signature of a Cooperation Agreement between the Congress and the European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF)

The Serbian City of Kragujevac joins the Alliance

Interview with Jean-Claude Frécon, Vice-President of the Congress: “The Alliance, a strong initiative which is experiencing a growing success”

National workshop of the Alliance in Paris

John Warmisham: “There is a need to work closely with local and regional authorities to tackle the issue of Roma inclusion”

Launch conference of ROMACT and ROMED2 in Milan, Italy

New information brochure on Alliance activities

EU Parliament adopts a Resolution underlining the key role of the Alliance in favoring effective Roma inclusion

The Town of Paris joins the Alliance

Committee of the Regions calls on EU institutions to support the Alliance

Colloquy of the French League of Human Rights on Roma Rights

International Seminar on the Role of Youth Policies in Supporting Roma Youth Participation

ROMACT and ROMED2 Launch Event in Kosice, Slovakia

National workshop of the Alliance in Madrid, Spain

Dosta!-Congress Prize Awarded to 3 Cities and Regions

Dosta!-Congress Prize Ceremony on 30 October in Strasbourg

International Promotion of Roma Culture at Marseille Conference

Seminar on the Role of Local Authorities in Roma Integration in Brussels, 24 October

Next Launching Events of ROMED2 and ROMACT

Official Launch of ROMACT and ROMED2 Programmes in Budapest,

Intensive exchange on Roma housing at Alliance-conference in Slovenia

Minister Veliaj visits evicted Roma in Tirana, promising quick solutions

Exchange of best practice projects at Alliance-conference on Roma housing

Call: International Conference on Roma Housing, 20 September

Alliance Taskforce took part in largest Roma Genocide Remembrance Initiative

Congress President calls on Europe’s local and regional authorities to commit to Roma integration

120 local and regional authorities now members of the Alliance

Application Form for Alliance Events

Call: Roma Inclusion Prize "Dosta!" for Municipalities

Alliance Taskforce participates in youth meeting on fighting Roma stereotypes in Tuscany, Italy

Alliance Taskforce participates in presentation ceremony of the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award for Pharrajimos survivor Hugo Höllenreiner

City of Innsbruck, Austria, joins the Alliance

EC launched map for Roma inclusion project at local level

International Roma Day: “We need to ensure that this community can fully participate in the life of their cities and regions”

Video: CoE News Journal reports on the Alliance

Alliance Launch: “High time to translate national strategies into local action”

"Intensive exchange on Roma Education" during first Alliance-Event in Budapest

Summary of the joint Alliance-Event on Housing in December 2012

European Alliance of Cities and Regions for Roma Inclusion launches its first events

Congress President meets President of the Coalition against racism

Implementation plans for European Alliance of Cities and Regions for Roma Inclusion achieve international support at Strasbourg Meeting

Alliance for Roma Inclusion: Consultation meeting with cities, regions and other stakeholders

Mayors Making the Most of EU Funds for Roma Inclusion Awards

Roma must be ensured access to adequate housing in Baia Mare (Romania)

Encouraging results to the Congress' questionnaire on Roma

Results of the questionnaire

Presentation of the Alliance at the Assembly of European Regions meeting in Vienna

Belvil evictions, Serbia: Reaction from Congress Thematic Rapporteur

Keith Whitmore: “Dialogue at grassroots level is of fundamental importance to avoid discrimination of Roma people”

John Warmisham: ''I encourage cities and regions to join the Alliance and make this project a success''

Work advances to launch European Alliance for Roma Inclusion

Information on the Summit of Mayors on Roma

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Congress President calls on Europe’s local and regional authorities to commit to Roma integration

