Memo: European Roma Summit

The Summit was the first time that EU institutions, national governments and civil society organisations from around Europe come together at the highest level to discuss the situation of Roma communities in the EU and find ways to improve it. The event – which took place on 16 September in Brussels – was being organised by the European Commission together with the French Presidency of the EU. It was a follow-up to the Commission's July 2008 report on the EU instruments and policies available to support Roma inclusion, which called for a joint response to tackle Roma exclusion and discrimination in the EU

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