Press Release: Signature of the Joint Memorandum on Social Inclusion with Romania

Vladimír Spidla, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, and the Romanian Minister for Labour, Social Solidarity and the Family, Mr Gheorghe Barbu, on 20 June 2005 signed the Joint Memorandum on Social Inclusion, the objective of which is to prepare Romania for participation in the European Social Inclusion Strategy. The Memorandum analyses the key political challenges in the social field and makes recommendations for the next steps in the struggle against poverty and social exclusion.

European Commission: DG Employment and Social Affairs: Social Inclusion http://ec.europa.eu/comm/employment_social/social_inclusion/index_en.htm

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