European Parliament REGI Committee calls for specific mention to Roma in post-2020 ERDF and Cohesion Fund Regulation
On 14 February the European Parliament Committee on Regional Development (REGI Committee) adopted its report on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF) 2021–2027. The Committee’s proposals clearly contribute to using the potential of these...
European Parliament’s call to strengthen National Roma Inclusion Strategies and step up the fight against anti-gypsyism
On 12 February 2019, the plenary of the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on the need to strengthen the European Framework for National Roma Inclusion Strategies (NRIS) after 2020 and to step up the fight against anti-gypsyism. This document aims to provide...
Adopted European Parliament report on ESF+: a step forward for Roma inclusion
On 16 January the plenary of the European Parliament adopted, by a large majority, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs’ report on the 2021-2027 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which will merge the existing European Social Fund (ESF), the Youth Employment...
European Commission’s mid-term evaluation of EU Framework for NRIS calls for a stronger link between ESI Funds and national strategies
On 4 December 2018 the European Commission released the outcomes of the mid-term evaluation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies for the 2011-2017 period. It aims to offer information to European Commission’s departments and others stakeholders...
EURoma organises European Seminar on the use of ESI Funds for the improvement of housing conditions of Roma population
On 20-21 November 2018 the EURoma Network organised the European Seminar ‘Using ESI Funds to provide adequate housing solutions for Roma families’ in Madrid (Spain). The meeting gathered Network partners -i.e. public authorities managing ESI Funds (Managing...Recent posts
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