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New publication: access & use of data and compliance with protection rules in ESF+
The purpose of this study is to assess the legal and practical challenges in accessing and re-using administrative data, including data related to ethnic origin, for the purposes of monitoring and evaluation of ESF and ESF+ programmes. This study aims to assess...
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights 2023 (FRA) Annual Report & Roma
FRA’s Report reviews major developments in the field in 2022, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments. The report includes a specific chapter on inclusion and equality of Roma people. In addition, this...
Mini-toolkit: Use of ESF for actions to combat poverty and social exclusion of children
The toolkit draws on exchanges during a peer-to-peer training on programming actions to combat poverty and social exclusion of children, held in January 2021, in the context of the emerging European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) within the context of the ESF Transnational...
Open call for technical support to implement the partnership principle
This call for expression of interest targets public authorities responsible for managing or implementing the ERDF, CF or JTF either as managing authorities, intermediate bodies or beneficiaries jointly with civil society organisations (CSOs). European Commission...
Join the European Community of Practice on Partnership under EU-funded programmes
The European Commission is looking for partners who wish to actively engage and share their experience in partnership under the EU-funded programmes. The Community of Practice on Partnership (ECoPP) was launched in April 2022 to further improve the quality of...
Public consultation on 2014-2020 ERDF & CF ex post evaluation
European Commission DG REGIO opens this public consultation to collect stakeholders' views on the investments supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) in the period 2014-2020 and to collect further evidence for their...
Get registered for new events on Good Governance for EU regional policy
The European Commission is launching a second series of events (online and hybrid) for Member States under the joint heading ‘Good Governance for EU Regional Policy’. Registration is open until 21.03.2023. Planned events are as follows: Tools and services supporting...
The potential of Cohesion policy to promote gender equality, including for Roma
On the occassion of the 2023 International Women's Day, DG REGIO releases a Data Story that shows the potential of Cohesion Policy to support and promote gender equality, including of Roma. Context Over 30% (EUR 110 billion) of all cohesion policy investments (incl....
EU Funds and Roma policies
Elements such as the specific European Social Fund (ESF) Investment Priority ‘Socio-economic integration of marginalised communities such as the Roma’ (IP 9.2.), the ex-ante conditionalities (e.g. a national Roma inclusion strategic policy framework in...
Learning from experience: integrating disadvantaged young people through mobility schemes
This paper was produced following a Peer Review on ‘Supporting disadvantaged young people to take part in mobility’, which took place in May 2021. It aims to show lessons learnt from previous initiatives which can be useful for setting up schemes under the ALMA...
European Parliament adopts Resolution on situation of marginalised Roma communities living in settlements in the EU
The Parliament calls for action at national and EU level, including the launch of an EU action plan to eradicate Roma settlements by 2030. On 5 October the European Parliament adopted, by large majority (486 votes in favour, 109 against and 38 abstentions), a...
European Commission publishes assessment of National Roma Strategic Frameworks
The assessment report takes stock of National Roma Strategic Frameworks (NRSFs) adopted by Member States following the approval of the new EU Roma Strategic Framework for Equality, Inclusion and Participation 2021-2030 (EU Roma Strategic Framework) and the Council...
EURoma organises its second Management Committee meeting in 2022
On 29-30 November, EURoma Network organised its second Management Committee meeting. The meeting gathered representatives of the public authorities in charge of European Cohesion Policy Funds (notably ESF/ESF+ and ERDF) and of the public bodies responsible for Roma...
EURoma Network organises its online Management Committee meeting
EURoma Network organised its online Management Committee meeting on 14-15 June. The meeting gathered representatives of Network partner organisations (public bodies responsible for European Cohesion Policy Funds -mainly ESF/ESF+ and ERDF- and those in charge of Roma...
Registration to 2022 European Week of Regions and Cities is open!
The event will address from 10 to 14 October, a large number of topics related to cohesion policy and green, terrritorial and digital transition and youth empowerment. Many of them are of direct relevance for the promotion of equality, inclusion and non-discrimination...
European Commission launches guidance to help Ukrainian people fleeing the country access jobs, training and adult learning
EU funds, including ESF/ESF+ and ERDF, can support Member States’ measures to provide access to the labour market, vocational education and training and adult learning. Over 7 million people have fled Ukraine and reached the EU since the beginning of Russia’s...
Czech Presidency of the European Union and Roma equality and inclusion
The Presidency will support the development of the EU as a union of equality, taking into account the situation of particularly disadvantaged groups such as the Roma. EU funds as well as several other topics of relevance for Roma equality and inclusion will also be...
Roma Week 2022 addresses wide variety of topics, including use of EU funds
A specific session was devoted to discuss how to ensure adequate and effective national, regional and local funds for Roma equality, inclusion and participation. Hosted every year since 2016 by the European Parliament, the Roma Week consists of a series of events on...
EURoma European event: Roma equality and inclusion and equality within the ESF+ and ERDF 2021-2027 regional programming
On 27 April EURoma Network organised a European online event to boost the consideration of Roma equality, inclusion and non-discrimination in the programming of 2021-2027 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) at regional level....
European Technical meeting for the launch of the ALMA initiative for disadvantaged young people
The event offered the opportunity to discuss in detail about practical aspects related to the setup and implementation of the ALMA initiative within ESF+. In May, the European Commission, the transnational network TLN- Mobility and the Employment Service of Slovenia...
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