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Commission rejects "renovated Roma ghettos"
The second European Roma summit starts is launched today in Córdoba, Spain. European Commission called on the member states to use the structural funds for Roma integration more.
EC shocked by Roma settlements in Slovakia
At the end of september 2009 EC delegation visited Slovakia to study Roma problematics. According to delegation leader Katarina Mathernova, Deputy Director General of DG Regio of European Comission, the EU Officers were shocked that in the 21st century there are people living the similar way like in the Middle Ages.
Pan-European Coordination of Roma Integration
Pan-European Coordination of Roma Integration is to support innovative and integrated projects promoting the inclusion of Roma through educational, social, and economic activities, cross border cooperation and exchange of best practices while integrating existing (local, national, European and international) instruments.
Extremists of (nearly) all countries unite!
Another attempt to establish a pan-European extreme-right party was made in Budapest last weekend (24-25 October) by extremist forces from a variety of European countries, targeting better representation in the European Parliament. But because Jobbik is one of the key initiators, Slovak and Romanian nationalists stay out.
EU: We shoud focus mainly on Roma education
A lack of good education can lead to a vicious cycle of unemployment, poverty, poor housing and bad health and it also widens the gap between the Roma minority and majority communities, bringing with it a risk of social instability, expert said yesterday on 2nd meeting of the integrated platform on Roma inclusion. It was also one of the last events where Ján Figeľ, outgoing Slovak commissioner for education participated.
Fico and Bajnai in a move to calm tensions
Hungarian opposition is not satisfied with the outcome of the meeting of Slovak and Hungarian prime ministers. However, it´s leader believes EU should not be called to be a "nanny" in bilateral disputes.
