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Czech MEPs welcome European Commission lawsuit against Austria over different allowances for non-expatriate children of EU workers
24.5.2020 12:17 full story
European Roma Grassroots Organisations network to European Commission: Member States don't find discrimination a priority
6.4.2020 12:21 full story
European Commission calls for public recommendations about its Framework for National Roma Inclusion Strategies by 16 March
28.2.2020 9:02 full storyEP cancels Roma Week, online consultation about Roma strategy even more important now
7.3.2020 9:44 full story
MEPs condemn rise of antisemitism in Europe, Czech MEP defends Hungary, blames migration
18.2.2020 7:50 full story
European Commission seeks public feedback on European Social Fund activities, deadline 24 February
15.2.2020 11:12 full story
European Parliamentary delegation plans to visit Romani settlements in Slovakia
15.11.2019 6:37 full story
Iulius Rostas: Operationalizing the concept of anti-Gypsyism for policy design
4.11.2019 15:00 full story
videoMEP of Romani origin Soraya Post asks ROMEA TV: How can Czech President Zeman be so stupid?
22.3.2019 9:31 full story
Italian Deputy Prime Minister says EU Justice Commissioner's critique of Italy's treatment of Roma is "nonsense"
31.10.2018 11:44 full story
European Commission presents new form of EU Social Funds after 2020
4.6.2018 17:06 The European Commission (EC) has presented its proposal for the new form of the funds to support the European Union's social dimension after 2020. The main fund is the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), through which, between 2021 and 2027, the EC is planning to allocate EUR 101.2 billion. full storyJana Balážová: Not acceptable for teachers to see Romani children as a burden
28.4.2018 7:58 Members of the human rights community shined a spotlight on the situations faced by Romani children and their parents in Central Europe at a screening of the documentary “Europe: Which Children Matter?” The film was shown at Cinema Galeries in Brussels to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. full story
Alliance against Antigypsyism: EU Roma Week is an opportunity to focus on tackling antigypsyism in Europe
21.4.2018 7:24 The third annual EU Roma Week at the European Parliament was launched on International Roma Day (8 April) this year. The annual advocacy event is an important opportunity to put the fight against antigypsyism – the specific form of racism faced by Roma, Sinti and Travellers – at the forefront of the European Union agenda, and to highlight the need to uphold the fundamental rights of Roma in Europe. full story
Italian police forcibly evict yet another Roma camp
31.3.2018 13:40According to Italian news site La Stampa, Italian police in Beinasco demolished a Roma camp on 7 March, forcing five families to leave their homes. Almost all the camp’s inhabitants had already left the location in recent days, complying with an ordinance issued on 20 December 2017 by the municipality. One elderly woman remained in her home, only to be driven out by bulldozers.
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Antigypsyism on the agenda at EU’s High-Level Group on combating racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance
17.12.2017 7:24 The EU’s High-Level Group on combating racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance, which brings together representatives of EU Member States and civil society, put a special emphasis on discussing antigypsyism at their 4th High-Level Meeting in Brussels on 5 December 2017. Vera Jourova, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, expressed deep concerns regarding the widespread social acceptance of antigypsyism in Europe. full story
EU High Level Group on combating racism features Roma participants from Czech Republic, discusses Afrophobia
6.12.2017 11:46 On 5 December 2017 the European Union High Level Group on combating racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance convened and discussed the specific racism faced by people of African descent in the European Union. The topic is a big step towards recognizing the prevalence of Afrophobia in Europe and then acting to combat it. full story
LIVE BROADCAST: 11th European Platform for Roma Inclusion underway in Brussels, Roma from Czech Republic attending
28.11.2017 9:40 In Brussels the 11th session of the European Platform for Roma Inclusion has been underway since yesterday and is being attended by a delegation from the Czech Republic. Politicians and Romani representatives are discussing Roma inclusion and how to improve the situation of Roma in Europe. full story
Czech company that owns pig farm on Roma genocide site will appeal order to return subsidy due to EU anti-fraud investigation
11.10.2017 16:21 Czech Radio reported on 5 October that the AGPI firm must return a subsidy of EUR 375 000 in Czech and EU funds which it applied for in order to reconstruct an egg factory in Vrcovice u Písku. The firm is primarily known to the general public as the operator of the pig farm standing on a site in Lety u Písku where Romani people fell victim to the Holocaust. full story
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