Press Release: EU platform aims to improve Roma access to education

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Series Details IP/09/1365 (26.9.09)
Publication Date 26/09/2009
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On 26 September 2009 experts from around Europe were examining how to improve access to quality education for Roma communities – the first step to better including the minority in mainstream society. The EU Platform for Roma Inclusion met in Brussels under the chairmanship of State Secretary Christer Hallerby for the Swedish EU Presidency. Vladimír Špidla (Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities) and Ján Figel´ (Education, Training, Culture and Youth) participated on behalf of the European Commission.
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European Commission: MEMO/09/419: EU Platform for Roma Inclusion http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/419&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
ESO: Background information: The EU and the Roma http://www.europeansources.info/record/roma-in-europe/
ESO: Background information: Website: Roma in Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-roma-in-europe/
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