Roma Inclusion (Special reports)

Special reports published by EurActiv in October 2014.

+ Roma MEP: We need trust before we can truly belong
Soraya Post said she wants to create an intergroup on Roma in the European Parliament, and that Member States which do not respect the anti-discrimination directive should be sanctioned.

+ Roma integration through social housing
Valeria Atzori, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Adviser on Roma said that governments and civil society should continue providing Roma with social housing, in oder to help them integrate locally, and reduce their travel between countries.

+ Roma NGOs win civil society prize
Three civil society organisations from Slovakia, Greece, and the Czech Republic won the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) civil society prize Thursday (16 October) for outstanding achievements in integrating Roma at the local level.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 08.10.14: Roma MEP: We need trust before we can truly belong http://www.euractiv.com/sections/roma-inclusion/roma-mep-we-need-trust-we-can-truly-belong-309014

EurActiv, 09.10.14: Roma integration through social housing http://www.euractiv.com/sections/roma-inclusion/roma-integration-through-social-housing-309066

ESO: Background information: Commissioner Andor meets local authorities to discuss first results of ROMACT programme in favour of Roma inclusion http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commissioner-andor-meets-local-authorities-to-discuss-first-results-of-romact-programme-in-favour-of-roma-inclusion/

ESO: Background information: Roma integration: EU Framework triggers first results http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-roma-integration-eu-framework-triggers-first-results/

EUObserver, 13.10.14: Glasgow: Ahead on Roma inclusion http://euobserver.com/regions/125721

EurActiv, 17.10.14: Roma NGOs win civil society prize http://www.euractiv.com/sections/roma-inclusion/roma-ngos-win-civil-society-prize-309284

EurActiv, 05.02.15: France evicts 300 Roma per week http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/france-evicts-300-roma-week-311839

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