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The sixth regular session of the Monitoring Committee of Human Resources Development Operational Program took place on 18th and 19th of May in the town of Sandanski. Representatives of Directorate Generale “Employment, equal opportunities and antidiscrimination” of the European Commission, Ministry of Labor and Social Politicy (Managing authority of HRD OP), other minstries and institutions, observers from five groups non-governmental organizations took part in the Sixth session. Roma organizations were represented by Deyan Kolev. In his opening speech to the participants...

Roundtable "Bulgarian Roma: integration and migrations” brought together four ambassadors – those of France, Italy, Hungary and Finland and none Bulgarian statesman. The event was held on May 12 at the French Institute in Sofia and was organized by the Embassy of France. Representatives of the Council of Europe, the French office of Immigration and Integration, Ministry of Labour in Hungary, activists of Roma NGOs were also present. Bulgaria was represented by the National Coordinator of the Decade of Roma Inclusion Milen Milanov, Lilyana Stefanova - expert...

  At its meeting on 12 May 2010 the Council of Ministers adopted the Framework Programme for Integration of Roma into Bulgarian Society (2010-2020). Key strategic objective of the Program is to create conditions for equal integration of Roma in public and political life by achieving equal opportunities and equal access to rights, benefits, goods and services, participation in all public areas and improving quality of life while respecting the principles of equality and non discrimination. The Framework Programme is a national strategic document which sets out priority...

The first for the current 2010 year meeting of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues was held on April 29 in the building of the Council of Ministers. Representatives of institutions related to ethnic issues and NGOs took part in the session. The meeting was chaired by the Deputy chairman Georgi Krastev.   Participants were acknowledged with the NCCEDI 2009 activities report, information about the epidemic of measles, the state of the problem "Block 20" in Yambol and about the upcoming Census of the population. The Council has...

Amalipe will participate in the Board of the Centre for Educational Integration of Children and Students from Ethnic Minorities (COIDUEM). The other NGO represented in the Board are CEGA Foundation and Association Etnotolerans - Shumen as well as the National Association of Municipalities. The Board members are ten, among them the Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science Krassimir Valchev, representatives of key Directorates in Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour (responsible for Roma integration at present) and the National Council for Cooperation on...