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2023 European Year of Skills, an opportunity for the Roma community
2023 European Year of Skills, an opportunity for the Roma community FSG Internacional 1 International The European Commission has adopted recently the proposal of President Ursula Von der Leyen to make 2023 the European Year of S initiatives related to improving the skills that are already active in the European Union, as for example, the European Skills Agenda, the Pact for Skills, the Structured Dialogue with the Member States on Digital Educ ammes during 2023. Roma are usually overrepresented in the data regarding NEETs, as can be seen in the recent FRA’s survey on the situation of Roma people in 10 European cou
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02-11-2022
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Inequality remains a challenge for European education systems
Inequality remains a challenge for European education systems The 2017 edition of the Commission's Education and Training Monitor confirms that students' educational attainment largely depends on their socio-economic backgrounds. FSG International 1 Education International The European Commission has presented the sixth edition of its annual Education and Training Monitor, a snapshot of EU's national education s t would step up action to support Member States to make sure education delivers for all as outlined in the two communications on school and higher education presented in May. school leavers and school underachievers. As revealed by the report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (EU-MIDIS II), Roma children lag behind the
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10-11-2017
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The FSG takes part in the third European Roma Summit
exclusion of the Roma population.Info about the Third Summit: http://ec. europa .eu/justice/events/roma-summit-2014/background_en.htmSummit´s agenda: http://ec. europa .eu/justice/events/roma-summit-2014/files /agenda_roma_summit_2014_en.pdfEC Communication: http://eur-lex. europa .eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=COM:2014:209:FIN
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04-04-2014
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Commission publishes mid-term review on progress made and challenges ahead in the implementation of the EU framework for National Roma Integration Strategies
Commission publishes mid-term review on progress made and challenges ahead in the implementation of the EU framework for National Roma Integration Strategies The Commission´s assessment highlights the political relevance of the EU Framework but po ished a Communication (COM(2017) 458) assessing progress made and challenges ahead in the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies. The ll citizens, organisations, institutions and other stakeholders are welcome to express their views through the public consultatio n open until 25 October 2017. For more information: COM(2017) 458 final | Midterm review of the EU Framework for national Roma integratio
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30-08-2017
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Rights, citizenship and recognition
Rights, citizenship and recognition Statement by Fundación Secretariado Gitano on International Roma Day Internacional 1 International As every April 8, Fundación Secretariado Gitano, joins in the celebration of the Internationa part of citizenship, of a first class citizenship. For more information Statement by First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Commissioners Marianne Thy ssen, Vĕra Jourová, Corina Creţu and Johannes Hahn uropean Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' report: A persisting concern: anti-Gypsyism as a barrier to Roma inclusion. Press Release on the number of Roma facing life li
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08-04-2018
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European Commission presents its ‘Social Investment Package’ and urges the EU-27 to focus on growth and social cohesion
European Commission presents its ‘Social Investment Package’ and urges the EU-27 to focus on growth and social cohesion The accompanying video features cases of good practice in social inclusion, among which Spain's Operational Programme Fight g, taking into account national differences. It builds upon the European Commission’s flagship initiative European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion and complements other recent Co mmission initiatives to address Europe’s social and economic challenges, such as the Employment Package, Youth Em ployment Package and the White Paper on Pensions. These policy initiatives offer gui
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20-02-2013
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FSG press release on the statements of Mateo Salvini
Strategies and stepping up the fight against anti-Gypsyism (2019/2509(RSP)) http://www. europa rl. europa .eu/doceo/document/B-8-2019-0098_EN.html?redirect(2017/2038(INI)) <a href="h
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24-06-2019
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European Council approves EU budget up to 2020
European Council approves EU budget up to 2020 The budget for the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 is one of continuity, albeit affected by significant reductions in real terms, and falling short of the budget proposed by the European C billion to EUR 125.614 billion, a 37% increase chiefly aimed to support research and innovation as well as the Erasmus programme). The European Commission had proposed a EUR 376 bi h the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF), the future Cohesion policy will pursue the following goals: "Investment for growth an p>Also under the Cohesion subheading, a Youth Employment initiative in the framework of the Youth on the Move flagship initiative has been created with an envelope of EUR
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11-02-2013
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21st March. International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2021
and Discrimination Survey: Roma – Selected findings, available at: https://fra. europa .eu/sites/defaul fra-2016-eu-minorities-survey-roma-selected-findings_en.pdf [3]https://ec. europa .eu/commfron >https://www.gitanos.org/actualidad/archivo/132632.html.en [6] https://ec. europa .eu/info/sites/info
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19-03-2021
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Cedefop includes the Acceder Programme for the employment of Roma in its toolkit for young people
Cedefop includes the Acceder Programme for the employment of Roma in its toolkit for young people Dto. Internacional 1 International The Acceder Programme of Fundación Secretariado Gitano, which offers guidance and labour interme toolkit for empowering NEETs (young people not in employment, education or training). Cedefop is one of the decentralised agencies of the European Union, whose objectives include s , Member States and social partners in the development of relevant European VET policies. Its VET toolkit for empowering NEETs is inspire yment/acceder.html" target="_blank">The Acceder Programme of Fundación Secretariado Gitano is now included in this toolkit, as an initia
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03-11-2023
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European Commission alerts of high and rising risk of poverty and significant gaps in social outcomes among Roma people in Spain
European Commission alerts of high and rising risk of poverty and significant gaps in social outcomes among Roma people in Spain internacional 1 International European Commission alerts of high and rising risk of poverty and market and social services. The European Commission published yesterday the Country Reports assessing EU Member on economic and social priorities as part of the annual cycle of economic policy coordination at EU level, the European Semester.On its report on Spain, the European Commiss
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28-02-2019
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Contribution of the the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU to the Roma inclusion
Contribution of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU to the Roma inclusion Spain has presided over the Council of the European Union during the second half of the year 2023 FSG Internacional 1 International C/ Ahijone or the equality and inclusion of the Roma community is education. In this area, a Council Recommendation on improving digital skills and competences in e Spanish Presidency addresses discrimination in all its forms and support for youth employment through a Council Decision on Member States' employment policies. It st Also in relation to employment, but with a focus on the social economy, a Council Recommendation on the development of framework conditions for t
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27-12-2023
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