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EU Roma Summit, September 16, 2008 - Brussels

22 October 2012
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This high-level conference on the inclusion of Roma will take place under the joint patronage of Commission President José Manuel Barroso and the French Presidency of the Council. The Conference will bring together some 350 representatives of EU institutions, Member State Governments and Parliaments, and civil society.

As outlined in the Commission’s Communication "Non-discrimination and equal opportunities: A renewed commitment" adopted on 2 July 2008, this Summit will be the key moment for all actors to pronounce themselves on the Commission’s reports and should allow for a comprehensive message to be forwarded to the French Presidency of the Council and the Commission guiding our further work on this very important issue.

It should also be noted that the European Council in its meeting in June this year "…..looks forward to the results of the Commission’s evaluation of existing policies and instruments aimed at improving the inclusion of the Roma population as well as to the forthcoming conference on this issue to be held in September. It invites the Council to take this into account in its examination of the revised Social Agenda. The European Council will return to this issue before the end of the year."

The Summit will thus provide an opportunity for participants to exchange views and make commitments in this respect, which will then be communicated to the French Presidency of the Council.

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