Press Release: European platform launched to better coordinate efforts to tackle Roma exclusion

A new European platform for Roma inclusion met for the first time on 24 April in Prague to improve coordination of national actions to tackle the exclusion of Europe's biggest ethnic minority. The meeting brought together national governments, the EU, other international organisations and civil society and aimed to stimulate cooperation and exchange of experience on successful Roma inclusion policies.

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European Commission: SPEECH/09/192: Launch of the EU Platform for Roma inclusion http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/09/192&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/09/193: EU Platform for Roma Inclusion (Prague, 24 April 2009) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/193&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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