Pictures from the Forum meeting in Skalica
27
may
2011
Selection of pictures from the Mayors for Roma Inclusion Forum Meeting in Skalica.
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20
may
2011
High Level Events on Roma Inclusion in Slovakia
After the High Level Events in Hungary (2009) and Romania (2010) the European Commission is organising the next High Level Event on the better use of Structural Funds for the integration of Roma in Slovakia on 23-25 May 2011.
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apr
2011
Upcoming meeting of Mayors for Roma Inclusion Forum
The next meeting of Mayors for Roma Inclusion Forum will be held in City of Skalica, on border of Slovakia and Czech Republic the 13th and 14th of May 2011.
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apr
2011
Learned Helplessness and the Glory of Failure Seminar in Bratislava
Seminar Learned Helplessness and the Glory of Failure will be hold in Trenkwalder Bratislava on Námestie 1. mája the 14th of April 2011 from 10 am with the experts from sweden, Great Britain, Portugal and Slovakia.
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sept
2010
SLOVAKIA SUMMARY
Under the auspices of’Mayors for Roma Inclusion Forum’ the Hungarian participants – representatives of Kakucs, Heves, Rimóc and Igrici – organized a road trip to Slovakia on the 10-11-12 of September, 2010.
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july
2010
Slovakia: Problems of Excluded Roma Localities Are To Be Subject of a Separate Law
The new government counts on creation of a new law, which will set out the priorities of the state in so called „socially excluded localities“, which are particularly the Roma settlements.
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july
2010
EU: Sweden Has Invited EC to Elaborate a Common Strategy for Solving Roma issues
The Swedish Government has invited the European Commission to elaborate a common strategy in order to solve unfavourable situation of Romas in Europe.
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july
2010
V4: Visit to Igrici
The Hungarian team was pleased to be invited to Igrici to celebrate together with the village at the consecration of the mortuary chapel on the 24th of June, 2010.
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july
2010
Slovakia: Government Has Appointed a New Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities
The new Government Plenipotentiary for Roma communities became Miroslav Pollák, who served many years as a project manager for various non-governmental organizations.
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juny
2010
Hungary: Micro-banking to Create Gypsy Entrepreneurs
Based on the idea of the Bangladeshi Grameen Bank, three Hungarian businessmen: András Polgári, Péter Felcsuti and András Ujlaki; have set up a non-profit company called the Kiútprogram (The Way Out Program) to help the poor get off government benefits by becoming entrepreneurs. The program aimed at Roma is in its experimental stages with Raiffeisen Bank, where Felcsuti is CEO, offering up HUF 500 million (EUR 1.76 million) for the micro-credit program.
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juny
2010
Hungary: Government’s official pledges multifaceted approach to Roma
Resolving the problems of the Roma minority requires a multifaceted approach, Zoltán Balog, state secretary in charge of Roma integration, said in an interview in Magyar Nemzet daily.
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juny
2010
Hungary: Changing the Odds Beyond the Borders: Adapting the Harlem Children’s Zone Model in Hungar
Challenges of post-communist transition, urbanization and economic restructuring manifested in regionally varied ways as well as delineated diverging paths of development for areas in Hungary. Due to the growth of large urban populations, the recent years have seen an increase in densely populated, urban slum areas in and around larger cities especially in the Northern- and North-Eastern part of the country.
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may
2010
Photogallery from the Intruductory workshop
Some pictures from the Introductory workshop, 14 and 15 May in Pezinok, Slovakia.
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may
2010
V4: First meeting of Forum in Pezinok, Slovakia
First meeting of Mayors for Roma Inclusion Forum took place in Slovakia, in the town Pezinok on May 14th and 15th.
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may
2010
Hungary: Bridging Hungary’s Divide with Roma
“Roma integration is not just a question of compassion and altruism. Without involving Roma citizens in the economy and politics there will not be a sustainable upturn,” the chairman of the parliamentary Human Rights Committee Zoltán Balog state secretariat responsible for Roma integration (Fidesz) said at the start of his talk to the German Business Club (DWC) on 29 April.
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