Following the signed  Commitment letter between the Council of Europe and Kirovograd city administration on joining the ROMED2 program, the National Focal Point together with the  national trainer conducted the first Community Action Group in Kirovograd  on July 1, 2014,

From 19^th to 21^st June, the first ever ROMED training session for Mediators was launched in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event gathered close to 20 highly motivated participants, who act as Roma mediators, Roma leaders, pedagogical and social assistants.

The training session was hosted by the Public Institution Roma Community Centre (supporting organisation for the implementation of the ROMED programme in Lithuania) in cooperation with the National Focal Point for Lithuania, Ms Ana Rozanova.

The International Pedagogical team for this training is composed by Ms Alexandra Raykova (Bulgaria), Ms Zemfira Kondur (Ukraine) and Mr Konstantin Stech (Lithuania).

Between 20^th and 21^st of May 2014, ROMED2 was officially launched in Kiev (Ukraine), with the presence of representatives from various ministries, local and regional administrations, Roma NGOs, Roma mediators, and the facilitators of the Community Action Groups from the five selected municipalities/regions that joined the programme: Odessa, Uzhgorod, Kirovograd, Kiev, and Pereyalslav-Khmlenytskyi.

via Fondul Social European în România

"AM POSDRU publică spre consultare schița Ghidului Solicitantului Condiții Specifice „Sprijin pentru grupurile vulnerabile prin accesul la educația inițială”.

Va rugam sa transmiteti pana la data de 23.05.2014 propunerile, sugestiile si opiniile dumneavoastra privind imbunatatirea acestui document la adresa de email educatieinitiala@fseromania.ro."

Document de lucru: http://www.fseromania.ro/images/doc2014/draftghid1.1.pdf

via the European Commission website

The European Commission conference will focus on the role of social policy innovation and social investment in implementing structural reforms at country level.
The conference is structured around four thematic sessions:
- Social policy reforms: the role of social policy innovation, social investments and knowledge-sharing
- Social policy innovation: using the potential of ESI Funds
- Partnerships for innovation in social policies
- Evidence-based research relevant for policy making

A show-casing session will be devoted to ESF/experiences in Roma inclusion.

via Open Society Foundations

"The Project Generation Model Piloted by the Open Society Foundations

National governments in Europe can greatly enhance the implementation of their National Roma Integration Strategies and social inclusion more broadly. One proven way of doing this is by providing assistance to local authorities and organizations to access and implement projects financed by European Structural and Investment Funds.

On 14 May 2014 the 7^th Meeting of the Ad-Hoc Committee of Experts on Roma Issues (CAHROM) will start in Strasbourg, where over 80 national experts and representatives of different CoE bodies, EU Institutions and International Organisations confirmed attendance.

 via the Bulgarian National Support Team

On the 28th of April in Byala Slatina a meeting took place between the Community Action Group (CAG) and the Mayor of the municipality – eng. Ivo Tzvetkov. During the meeting the problems of the Roma community identified by the CAG were presented, along with proposals for initiatives to solve these issues, the question of the participation of the Community Action Group in the newly established Municipal Council on Ethnic and Integration Issues, and the future update of the strategy on the integration of Roma of the municipality.

via The European Economic and Social Committee

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is announcing the launch of its sixth EESC Civil Society Prize, worth a total of EUR 30,000. This year's prize will be awarded to initiatives aimed at Roma integration.

All civil society organisations and/or individuals who have carried out projects that improve the economic and social inclusion of Roma are invited to enter this competition. 

Objective

The latest report of the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Region on the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies were published on the 2nd of April 2014. Click on the icon to read the entire document, or visit one of the country pages for country-specific information