After four year smartly spent at raising awareness on the topics of equal opportunities, Monica Carlsson (Norrbotten-SE) passed on the baton to Ana Tomanova Makanova (Vojvodina-SR) who was unanimously elected by the General Assembly on 1 December as the new AER Vice-President for Equal Opportunities and Inclusion: Equal opportunities and inclusion has been an important … [Read more...]
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Funding non-discrimination and Roma integration activities
Projects to support activities on non-discrimination and Roma integration – JUST/2014/RDIS/AG/DISC The deadline for this call for proposals is 7/7/2015 12:00 (noon) CET. Documents for applicants Call for proposals – Action grants 2014(367 kB) Guide for Action Grants 2014(1.49 Mb) Grant Agreement Multiple Beneficiaries template(1.37 Mb) Grant Agreement … [Read more...]
Creation of the European Roma Institute
The Council of Europe aims at creating a European Roma Institute. Chronology … [Read more...]
First Human Right’s Education Manual
Launch of first human rights education manual for young people to combat antigypsyism by the Council of Europe. Read the manual … [Read more...]
Equal Opportunities Forum – Roma Inclusion
On 21 April 2015 in Strasbourg, AER organised its first Equal Opportunities Forum of the year, dedicated to the issue of Roma inclusion. Monica Carlsson, the Vice-President of AER, delivered an opening speech. A round-table brought together experts, such as Yaron Matras, who summarised how the Roma issue has been perceived through history. Denis Huber from the European Alliance … [Read more...]
Get to Know Vojvodina: An Interview with Slaviša Grujić- New Europe
The Vice-President of the autonomous province of Vojvodina (RS) paid a visit to New Europe Studios and sat down with Dan Alexe to talk about Vojvodina, the ethnic minorities in the region, the challenges the region is facing and much more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUjVEojcDnQ For more information: [email protected] … [Read more...]
White Paper on abuses and rights violations of Roma during the 1900s
The Swedish Government has published a white paper that highlights abuses and rights violations of Roma in the 1900s. It highlights the mapping of Roma, sterilisation and taking custody of children, entry ban and regulated immigration and, finally, access of Roma to housing, education and work. "I welcome this openness from the Swedish government, and call upon others to … [Read more...]
European Year of Equal Opportunities: Regions set the example on integrating Ethnic Minorities
Pécs, Baranya (H), 30 March 2007 Meeting in Pécs, Baranya-H at the occasion of a seminar organised by the Assembly of European Regions (AER), 38 regions from 14 European countries set today a milestone in the field of ethnic minorities integration, by signing up to a declaration that firmly commits them to concrete targets in this field. The "Regions' Declaration on the … [Read more...]