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Close to 10,000 people get to know the work of Fundación Secretariado Gitano on its open day in its 54 branches [editar]
Under the slogan “Come, there is a lot which unites us” Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG) opened the doors of its 54 branches today to share its work with local people, organizations, and companies
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THE 14TH EUROMA NETWORK MEETING IS HELD IN ITALIA DURING THE 5TH AND 6TH OF JUNE. [editar]
Roma hosts during the 5th and 6th of June the 14th meeting of the European Network on Social Inclusion and Roma under the Structural Funds which technical secretariat is held by the Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG).
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European Court of Auditors Visits FSG [editar]
On June 26th and 27th a team of 3 auditors from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) visited FSG in order to better familiarize themselves with the activities directed towards the inclusion of the Roma population.
The Roma issue within the European electoral debate [editar]
The European Parliament elections which will take place this May are a opportunity to regain the confidence of citizens in the European project, and to gain the confidence of those groups, such as the Roma population, who have traditionally been more distanced from national and European political debate.
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The FSG takes part in the third European Roma Summit [editar]
FSG welcomes the organisation of the Summit by the European Commission in order to renew political commitment and determination to end discrimination and foster inclusion as well as to strengthen the role of local stakeholders in the inclusion of the Roma population.
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More than 2,900 people obtain a job in 2013 through the training and employment Acceder programme of Fundación Secretariado Gitano [editar]
The programme challenges the crisis and improves its results by 14% compared to 2012.
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A judgment delivered by the Regional Court of Barcelona does justice in the case of a Romanian Roma woman falsely accused by two Catalonia regional police officers of attacking her baby [editar]
FSG was responsible for the private prosecution of the case in coordination with the Discrimination and Hate Crime Service of the Barcelona Prosecutor´s Office. The court ruled in favour of the woman and convicted the officers to two years imprisonment and 12,000 € compensation.
The Roma student Leonarda Dibrani awarded with the Fundación Secretariado Gitano Prize 2013 [editar]
The Board of Trustees of the FSG, in its plenary meeting of 18 December, decided to grant the “FSG Prize 2013” to the Roma girl Leonarda Dibrani, considering her a model that symbolises the discriminatory treatment that many European Roma are suffering in Europe in recent years.
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The Council adopts recommendation to step up the economic and social integration of Roma communities [editar]
Even though the Recommendation is not legally binding, Member States are now expected to set tangible measures in order to make a difference for Roma people on the ground.
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Roma students in secondary education: a comparative survey [editar]
A survey conducted by the Fundación Secretariado Gitano warns that the fundamental right to education is not sufficiently guaranteed in the case of Roma youth.
The survey highlights the wide gap between Roma and non-Roma students: the dropout rate is 51 percentage points higher.
FUNDACIÓN SECRETARIADO GITANO REPORT WARNS OF SERIOUS EFFECTS OF CRISIS ON ROMA COMMUNITY [editar]
The FSG publishes The Impact of the Crisis on the Roma Community (in Spanish) and warns that many Roma families that had managed to climb out of poverty are falling back in.
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FSG's Acceder programme is referred to again as an EU best practice at the eighth meeting of the European Platform for Roma Inclusion [editar]
The eighth meeting of the European Platform for Roma Inclusion was held on the 27th of June in Brussels under the slogan "It is urgent to make change for Roma children and Youth". The FSG's Acceder programme was referred to again as an EU best practice, including by European Commissioner László Andor.
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