15th September 2010 | Budapest, Hungary

As a follow up to the 2008 EU Roma Summit in Brussels and the High Level Events in Budapest, Debrecen, Miskolc, Pecs and Szeged in October 2009 – and in the context of the EY2010 (fight against poverty and social exclusion), the Commission is organizing in Budapest on 15 September 2010 a seminar on how to facilitate the use of EU funds to support projects aiming at the integration of the Roma.

The seminar will aim at improving the access to EU funds for the integration of the Roma, by addressing the following issues: better access to information about funding opportunities, improved capacity building for applicants and beneficiaries and sustainable financing framework. Who will speak: representatives from the Commission, EU funds Managing Authorities, local authorities, Roma minority self governments, NGO active in Roma integration.

Who should participate: representatives from Ministries, Managing Authorities, intermediary bodies, regional development councils & agencies, local & regional authorities, Roma minority self governments, NGOs dealing with Roma integration

Interpretation in Hungarian and English 

The event will be combined with an exhibition.

Participation is upon invitation only and for security reasons registration is mandatory.To register: click here (Registration deadline: 1 September 2010)

If you have any queries you may contact us at – esf@ec.europa.eu

City: Budapest (Hungary) Address: Novotel Budapest Centrum – Rakoczi ut 43-45

Source: EC website