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Roma Responsive Budgeting – Training for Local Representatives in Serbia
08 Jun 2022
A training for local representatives from Serbia on the topic of Roma Responsive Budgeting has been held today in Belgrade. Namely, after the Regional Cooperation Council Roma Integration Action Team developed and introduced Roma Responsive Budgeting guidelines and organised trainings at the ...
Meeting of the Expert Group in Serbia – Action Plan and Roma Responsive Budgeting in focus
18 Apr 2022
After the Republic of Serbia adopted a revised Strategy for Social Inclusion of Roma Men and Women for the period from 2022 – 2030, the Expert Group of the Coordination Body for Roma Policies of the Government of the Republic of Serbia met in Zlatibor to discuss the Action Plan detailing ...
RCC Secretary General Majlinda Bregu met with Roma entrepreneurs
26 Oct 2021
Following the validation of the Brdo Declaration and the commitment of the Western Balkans partners to the primacy of democracy, fundamental rights and values, as well their commitment to fully implement Green Agenda; and the 4th Western Balkans Digital Summit that especially emphasized the ...
Mr Usein and Minister Obradovic held their first meeting
20 May 2021
Mr Orhan Usein, Head of Office of Regional Cooperation Council Roma Integration Project, and Ms Marija Obradovic, the Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government held a meeting and agreed to establish the cooperation between the Ministry and the Office.
Analyses of mainstream policies targeting Roma integration
03 Feb 2021
In order to provide input for constructive and evidence-based discussion on effective ways to incorporate Roma integration into the Mainstream Policies the documents provide information for: The key mainstream policies favourable for Roma integration in each economy; The opportunities ...
Fifth Task Force Meeting Held Online
15 Dec 2020
Fifth Task Force Meeting Held Online - Mapping of informal settlements, ending statelessness, data collection, and Roma responsive budgeting in focus In the course of COVID-19 pandemic, RCC’s Roma Integration held its fifth Task Force meeting on 15 December 2020 online, striving to ...
Fourth Task Force Meeting: Housing is essential to one's sense of dignity, safety, and inclusion
13 Dec 2019
The RCC’s Roma Integration 2020 project held its fourth Task Force meeting in Belgrade on 12 and 13 December 2019. The key stakeholders of the project reviewed the status of activities in the seven participating economies, discussed the status of implementation of the Declaration of the ...
Regional Conference: Mapping of Roma Housing in the Region (Sarajevo, 2019)
05 Nov 2019
The RCC-s Roma Integration 2020 Action Team presented a Methodology for Mapping of Roma Housing in the WB. Regional Conference on Housing in Sarajevo brought together regional National Roma Contact Points, representatives from the relevant ministries, Roma civil society representatives and ...
National Platform on Roma Integration helps government and partners to set clear guidelines for Roma integration
18 Sep 2019
National Platform for Roma Integration held its forth meeting in Serbia, organized by the Regional Cooperation Council’s (RCC) Roma Integration 2020 and National Roma Contact Point. The idea of this annual meeting is to present the achievements and to discuss specific issues in order ...
Roma Declaration – A new Energy for Regional Cooperation
03 Jul 2019
The Ministers of economy, interior and foreign affairs of the economies participating in the Berlin Process will meet in Poznan on 4 and 5 July 2019. The Summit will also be attended by representatives of the European Commission (EC), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...
The path of young Roma from education to employment discussed at the Regional Seminar
19 Jun 2019
Western Balkans Regional Seminar “Roma youth: from Education to Employment” held in Skopje on 19 June was organized by the Roma Education Fund to discuss two key and inseparable elements for effective Roma integration: education and employment. The seminar gathered together ...
Second Steering Committee of ROMACTED Programme held in Skopje
18 Jun 2019
The second Steering Committee of the Joint European Union and Council of Europe ROMACTED Programme was held in Skopje on 18 June 2019. The representatives from the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), the Council of Europe, representatives ...
Funds should be invested where they are most needed
05 Jun 2019
Roma Integration Project works with the region on ensuring Roma responsive budgeting The way regional budget programs are designed in their current financial systems, seem to be rigid and lack flexibility of intervention either to introduce a new product related directly ...
Third Task Force meeting: Enlargement region expressed will to secure equal opportunities, development and non-discrimination of Roma community
04 Dec 2018
Skopje – Governments of the EU Enlargement region agreed to work on a Regional Declaration on Roma and EU enlargementat the Third Task Force meeting of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)’s Roma Integration 2020 (RI2020) project, held in Skopje. They also agreed to continue and ...
Third meeting of the Working Group for Developing Regional Standards for Roma Responsible Budgeting
08 Nov 2018
Rome – The Working Group for Developing Regional Standards for Roma Responsible Budgeting, comprising of the National Roma Contacts Points (NRCP) representatives of Ministries of Finances from the economies in the enlargement region, Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)’s Roma Integration ...
RCC’s Roma Integration 2020 at 2018 EU Platform on Roma Inclusion in Brussels
10 Oct 2018
Usein: Full social support package along with housing solution needed for sustainable integration of Roma in the region Brussels – The Regional Cooperation Council’s (RCC) Roma Integration 2020 (RI2020) Action Team, prepared a set of recommendations intended to resolve the ...
Progress Reports on the Integration of Roma for 2017 submitted by the RI2020 Participating Governments
10 Sep 2018
The Governments participating in the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)'s Roma Integration 2020 (RI2020) submitted annual reports on the implementation of their national strategies and action plans on Roma integration for 2017, according to the regionally adopted standards for monitoring ...
High level of discrimination in the labour market against Roma in the South East Europe region
06 Jul 2018
Brussels – Roma and other minorities in the South East Europe region continue to suffer from unacceptably high levels of discrimination in the labour market, revealed results of 2018 edition of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)’s Balkan Barometer (BB), an annual survey of citizens ...
Second Meeting of the Working Group for Developing Regional Standards for Roma Responsible Budgeting
03 Jul 2018
Bucharest – The second meeting of the Working Group for Developing Regional Standards for Roma Responsible Budgeting, organized by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)’s Roma Integration 2020 (RI2020), took place in Bucharest today.
Thrid National Platform on Roma Integration in Serbia (Belgrade, 2018)
26 Jun 2018
Belgrade – National Platform on Roma integration in Serbia, providing wide public dialogue with the relevant institutions and civil society and others concerned with the issue of Roma integration, at the same time ensuring transparency of the Roma related policy, participation in decision ...
Regional Conference: Holistic Approach to Housing of Roma in the Enlargement Region (Bar, 2018)
31 May 2018
Bar – A two day conference “Holistic Approach to Housing for Roma in the Enlargement Region”, organized by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)’s Roma Integration 2020 (RI2020) Action Team, started in Bar today.
Bojadjieva: Local level implementation of the regional standards agreed within the RI 2020 may be ensured through the ROMACTED project
29 May 2018
Official start of the the Joint Council of Europe and the European Union Programme, ROMACTED: Promoting Good Governance and Roma Empowerment at Local Level, was marked in Belgrade on 29 May 2018, by signing of the Protocol of Cooperation between the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure ...
For improvement of socio-economic position of Roma fight against anti-Gypsyism and discrimination is a must
22 May 2018
Belgrade – RCC’s Roma Integration 2020 (RI2020) Policy Expert Aleksandra Bojadjieva spoke today at the presentation of the report “Wall of Anti-Gypsism – Roma in Serbia”, one of five from the series “The Wall on Anti-Gypsyism – Reports on Roma Rights ...
First meeting of the Working Group for Developing Regional Standards for Roma Responsible Budgeting
26 Apr 2018
Vienna – The RCC’s Roma Integration 2020 (RI2020) Working Group for Developing Regional Standards for Roma Responsible Budgeting, consisting of the RI2020 Action Team, independent budget experts, National Roma Contacts Points (NRCP) and representatives of Ministries of Finances ...
National Roma Contact Points join the EU Roma Week in Brussels
09 Apr 2018
Brussels - National Roma Contact Points from each of the economy participating at the Regional Cooperation Council’s Roma Integration 2020 project, joined the third EU Roma Week – a series of events providing recommendations on combating anti-Gypsyism and continued structural ...
Regional Conference: Filling in the Budget Gaps in Roma Integration Policies (Tirana, 2017)
10 Nov 2017
The Regional Cooperation Council’s (RCC) Roma Integration 2020 (RI2020) Action Team organized a regional conference on 10 November in Tirana to address the needs and priorities in the Western Balkans and Turkey concerning filling in the budget gaps in Roma Integration Policies, with a ...
Roma Integration 2020 Action Team Leader Key Note Speech at the Roma Seminar in Serbia
19 Oct 2017
Regional Cooperation Council's Roma Integration 2020 Action Team Leader, Mr Orhan Usein, had a key note speech at the opening of the 2017 Roma Seminar in Serbia organized by the Government of Serbia and the European Commission. The Roma Seminars are biannual meeting between the enlargement ...
Second Task Force meeting: Budgeting in the region to be improved to reflect measures for integration of Roma
21 Sep 2017
Regional Cooperation Council’s (RCC) Roma Integration 2020 Action Team (RI2020) is given the mandate to work with the governments on developing regional standards for budgeting Roma Integration policies and mainstream budgeting responsible to Roma integration, at the RI2020 Task Force ...
RCC's Roma Integration 2020 Policy Expert participates at the OSCE HDIM 2017
18 Sep 2017
Ms Aleksandra Bojadjieva, Policy Expert at the Regional Cooperation Council’s Roma Integration 2020 Action Team, participated at Working session 10: Tolerance and Non-Discrimination I. The session focused on the rights of persons belonging to national minorities, particularly Roma and ...
Second National Platform on Roma Integration in Serbia (Belgrade, 2017)
13 Jun 2017
The second National Platform on Roma Integration was held in Serbia today, 13 June 2017, in the main Government building. The representatives of the institutions presented the 2016 annual report on the implementation of the Roma integration policy in Serbia, followed by the civil society view ...
National Workshop: Public Budgeting for Roma Integration in Serbia
06 Jun 2017
The replication of the RCC’s Roma Integration 2020 regional workshop on budgeting public funds for the integration of Roma in the Republic of Serbia started today in Arangelovac. Public servants from relevant ministries implementing the Roma Integration Strategy of Serbia participated ...
Regional Workshop: Public Budgeting for Roma Integration Policies (Skopje, 2017)
20 Mar 2017
A two-day regional workshop on budgeting for Roma integration policies, organized by the Regional Cooperation Council’s (RCC) Roma Integration 2020 project (RI2020), took place in Skopje on 20-21 March 2017. The Workshop participants discussed public financing and budgeting allocations ...
Regional Workshop: Monitoring and Reporting on Roma Integration (Vienna, 2016)
12 Dec 2016
The regional workshop on monitoring and reporting, organised by Roma Integration 2020 (RI2020) Action Team of Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), started in Vienna today. It will provide the participants with the necessary skills for data collection, use of monitoring indicators and reporting ...
First Task Force meeting: Regional standards for reporting on progress, outcomes and budget for Roma integration
09 Nov 2016
The Roma Integration 2020 Action Team organized the first Task Force meeting of the Roma Integration 2020 project. The Task Force, which is composed of the National Roma Contact Points from the participating economies, two civil society representatives, the European Commission DG NEAR, Open ...
First National Platform on Roma Integration in Serbia (Belgrade, 2016)
13 Oct 2016
Sarajevo/Belgrade - The Roma Integration 2020 project of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) presented its activities assisting the Government in the implementation of the Strategy for Social Inclusion of Roma 2016-2025 at the public hearing organised in cooperation with the Committee for ...
High Level Launch Event: Before accession, countries will need to prove tangible progress on Roma inclusion
09 Jun 2016
Brussels - The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), the Open Society Foundations (OSF) and the European Commission (EC) jointly launched the “Roma Integration 2020” initiative today in Brussels. The event brought together Roma integration policy leaders from the Western Balkans and ...