Dates

CALENDAR OF ROMA[1] RELATED ACTIVITIES

Calendar updated by the Council of Europe. For submission of additional information, please contact: [email protected]

REMINDER about presidencies/chairmanships (underlined is the country chairing at the time of the calendar update)

	2012 Council of Europe Chairmanship	United Kingdom – Albania - Andorra
	2012 OSCE Chairmanship in Office	Ireland
	2012 EU Council Trio Presidencies	Poland – Denmark - Cyprus
	2012 Roma Decade Presidencies	“the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” - Croatia

This calendar includes information received from the following CoE bodies and partners:

Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	6 January 2012	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of the 3^rd Opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities on the United Kingdom	[email protected]
	10 January	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of the report of the Commissioner for Human Rights on Turkey	[email protected]
	16-17 January	Rep. of Moldova	Visit of the Commissioner for Human Rights to the Republic of Moldova	[email protected]
	17 January	Strasbourg, CoE	GR-SOC Meeting (Abridged Report of the 2^nd CAHROM meeting on the agenda)	[email protected]
	19 January	Strasbourg, CoE	2^nd CAHROM Bureau Meeting	[email protected]
	23 January	Strasbourg, CoE	Visit of Mr Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos from the FRA to the Council of Europe	[email protected]
	23 January	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of the 2^nd Opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities on Bulgaria	[email protected]
	23-27 January	Ukraine	3^rd Cycle Country visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	[email protected]
	24-25 January	Skopje, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”	International Roma Decade Conference on Better Health of Roma organised by Health Education and Research Association	[email protected] [email protected]
	25-27 January	Prague, Czech Republic	2^nd ROMED national training session for Roma mediators	[email protected]
	30-31 January	The Hague & Nieuwegein, The Netherlands	Visit of the SRSG for Roma issues to The Netherlands: various meetings with state and local authorities, Roma and Sinti NGOs	Main contact: [email protected] SRSG: [email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	1 February 2012	Strasbourg, CoE	Committee of Ministers’ Deputies Session (Abridged Report of the 2^nd CAHROM Meeting on the agenda)	[email protected] [email protected]
	1 February	Strasbourg, CoE	Adoption of CM Resolutions on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Armenia, Bulgaria and Finland	[email protected]
Musée national de la Résistance de Luxembourg	2 February	Luxembourg	Inauguration de l’Exposition (3 février au 3 juin 2012) “Peuple européen, peuple étranger – le Luxembourg et les Roms” au Musée national de la Résistance de Luxembourg et promotion de la campagne Dosta!	Dosta!: [email protected]
	2-4 February	Naples, Italy	2^nd ROMED national training session for Roma mediators	[email protected]
	3 February	Strasbourg, France	Meeting between the Municipality of Strasbourg and the SRSG for Roma issues on further cooperation	Contact: [email protected] SRSG: [email protected]
	6 February	Strasbourg, CoE	Meeting with ARPEGIO and Vegas de Luxe to finalise the CoE database on Roma-related policies and good practices	[email protected]
	6-8 February	Lvov, Ukraine	1^st ROMED national training session for Roma health mediators	[email protected]
	6-8 February	Tirana, Albania	Meeting to exchange views on cooperation with local actors on various Roma projects, including ROMED, as well as funding possibilities	[email protected]
	7 February	Strasbourg, CoE	Meeting of the Executive Committee of the European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF)	[email protected]
	7-8 February	Iceland	Visit of the Commissioner for Human Rights to Iceland	[email protected]
	7-10 February	Athens, Greece	2^nd ROMED national training session for Roma mediators	[email protected]
	9 February	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of the report of the Commissioner for Human Rights on Ukraine	[email protected]
	13-15 February	Liechtenstein	Contact visit for the preparation of ECRI’s 4^th country monitoring report	[email protected]
	14 February	Strasbourg, CoE	Launch of the Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on Roma and Travellers in Europe	[email protected]
	14-15 February	Strasbourg, CoE	Visit of Czech mayors and local representatives to the Strasbourg Municipality and the CoE (meetings with the PACE, the Congress and the SRSG for Roma issues)	Congress: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
UK Embassy in Prague	15 February	Prague, Czech Republic	Seminar on good practice in education in the UK and presentation of Roma Education Fund/Equality study on Roma pupils in the UK organised by the British Embassy	SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	16-17 February	Andorra	Visit of the Commissioner for Human Rights to Andorra	[email protected]
Association Ternikano Berno-Cercle de Jeunes et la Mairie de Sevran	19 February	Paris, France	Débat sur “La Situation des Rroms en France et en Europe : des réponses durables à un état d’urgence”	Main contact: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected] ERTF: [email protected]
	20-23 February	Switzerland	Visit of the Commissioner for Human Rights to Switzerland	[email protected]
	20 February	Strasbourg, CoE	Preparation meeting for ROMED Stocktaking Conference for NFPs and Trainers	Strasbourg, CoE
	21 February	Strasbourg, CoE	Stocktaking Conference about the ROMED training programme for mediators	Strasbourg, CoE
	21 February	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of ECRI’s reports on Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro and Ukraine and publication of ECRI’s conclusions on the implementation of priority recommendations in respect of Bulgaria, Hungary and Norway	[email protected]
	21-22 February	Bolzano, Italy	Consultative Seminar on the Advisory Committee Thematic Commentary no. 3 on “The language rights of persons belonging to national minorities under the Framework Convention”	[email protected]
	22 February	Slovak Republic	3^rd Cycle Follow-Up Meeting under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	[email protected]
	22 February	Strasbourg, CoE	Meeting of the Core Group of the European Alliance of Cities and Regions on Roma Inclusion	[email protected] [email protected]
	24 February	Liechtenstein	Visit of the Commissioner for Human Rights to Liechtenstein	[email protected]
Salto Youth	24-29 February	Sofia, Bulgaria	Roma Inclusion training course for youth workers and youth leaders, funded by Youth in Action EU Programme	[email protected]
	26-28 February	Odessa, Ukraine	2^nd ROMED national training of Roma health mediators	[email protected]
	27 February-2 March	Finland and Ireland	Contact visit for the preparation of ECRI’s 4^th country monitoring report	[email protected] [email protected]
	27 February-2 March	Ireland	3^rd Cycle Country visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	5-8 March 2012	San Marino	Contact visit for the preparation of ECRI’s 4^th country monitoring report	[email protected]
	5-8 March	Sweden	3^rd Cycle Country visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	[email protected]
	7-8 March	Luxembourg	Visit of the Commissioner for Human Rights to Luxembourg	[email protected]
Swedish Government	12 March	Stockholm, Sweden	Seminar celebrating the 500^th anniversary of Roma’s presence in Sweden organised by the Swedish Arts Council and the Swedish Government Participation of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights’ office and distribution of Council of Europe Roma history factsheets and Dosta! material	Main contact: [email protected] CoE/HRCom: [email protected]
	12-14 March	Nieuwegein and Veldhoven, The Netherlands	Visit of the CAHROM thematic group of experts on school drop-outs/absenteeism of Roma children (requesting country: The Netherlands; partner countries: Hungary, Spain and Sweden)	[email protected] [email protected]
	14-17 March	Strasbourg, CoE (EYC)	ROMED Training of Trainers Session (Second Group)
	15 March	Heidelberg, Germany	Closing Conference of the CoE/EU project “Roma cultural Route” organised by the Zentralrat Sinti und Roma	[email protected] CoE: [email protected]
	19 March	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of the 3^rd Opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities on the Czech Republic	[email protected]
	19-23 March	Strasbourg, CoE	43^rd Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Adoption of Opinions on Romania, Spain and Ukraine	[email protected]
	20 March	Paris, France	Meeting of the SRSG for Roma Issues and the Committee on Equality of the Parliamentary Assembly, as well as with the Council of Europe Development Bank	PACE: [email protected] CEB: [email protected] SRSG: [email protected]
	21-23 March	Chişinău, Republic of Moldova	Visit of the CAHROM thematic group of experts on the role of state, local and regional authorities in the implementation of national Roma strategies/action plans (requesting country: the Republic of Moldova; partner countries: Finland, Romania and Slovenia)	[email protected] [email protected]
	21-23 March	CoE Strasbourg	ECRI’s 57^th plenary meeting	[email protected]
	22 March	Brussels, Belgium	Meeting of the European Platform for Roma Inclusion organised by the European Commission	Main contact: [email protected] SRSG: [email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	3-5 April 2012	Skopje, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”	Visit of the CAHROM thematic group of experts on Social Housing (countries involved: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Spain and “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”)	[email protected] [email protected]
	8 April	Europe	Celebration of International Roma Day	ERTF: [email protected]
	11-12 April	Skopje, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”	Regional Roma Decade Conference: “Addressing the Problems of Persons without Documents and Access to Rights”	[email protected] [email protected]
	20 April	Croatia (3^rd cycle) and Lithuania (2^nd cycle)	Follow-Up Meeting under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	[email protected] [email protected]
	25-28 April	Sinaia, Romania	1^st ROMED Training Session for Roma School Mediators	[email protected]
Chiricli Foundation; Ministry of Culture of Ukraine	27 April	Kiev, Ukraine	Meeting with Legislative Institute of the Parliament of Ukraine	Main contact: [email protected] SRSG: [email protected]
	30 April-2 May	Skopje, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”	1^st ROMED Training Session for Roma Community, School and Health Mediators	[email protected]
	20-27 April	Russian Federation	Contact visit for the preparation of ECRI’s country monitoring report	[email protected]
	23-25 April	Madrid, Spain	Launch of the Spanish Strategy for Roma Inclusion; discussion with Spanish authorities about possible launch of the Dosta! campaign	Main contact: [email protected] SRSG: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	24-27 April	Malta	Contact visit for the preparation of ECRI’s country monitoring report	[email protected]
	26-27 April	Germany	3rd Cycle Follow-Up Meeting under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	3 May 2012	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of ECRI’s 2011 annual report	[email protected]
	3-4 May	Bratislava, Slovak Republic	EURoma Network Meeting: Structural Funds: Investing in Roma	[email protected]
International Gypsy Festival	6 May	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	International Conference “The Roma Between Past and Future Genocide, recognition and the resurgence of extremism and anti-gypsyism”	Main contact: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	9-11 May	Lisbon, Portugal	2^nd ROMED Training Session for Roma community Mediators	[email protected]
	14-15 May	Skopje, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”	Regional Roma Decade Conference on “Early Childhood Development and Quality Education for Roma”	[email protected] [email protected]
	15 May	London, United Kingdom	Preparatory Meeting to discuss the implementation of ROMED in the UK	[email protected]
	20-27 May	Lyon, France	Gypsy Lyon Festival, including a round table addressing Roma issues and promotion of the Dosta! campaign and a pedagogical project for Roma and Gadje children.	Main contact: [email protected] Dosta!: [email protected]
	21 May	Brussels, EC	Publication of the Report “National Roma Integration Strategies: a first step in the implementation of the EU Framework”	[email protected]
	21-22 May	Skopje, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”	International Roma Decade Conference: “A Systematic Approach for Improving the Housing Conditions in Roma Settlements: Good Practices, Funding and Legislation” (incl. a joint meeting with CAHROM on 21 May)	[email protected] [email protected]
	21-25 May	Strasbourg, CoE	44^th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Adoption of an Opinion on Sweden	[email protected]
	22 May	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of ECRI’s report on Andorra and Denmark and publication of ECRI’s conclusions on the implementation of priority recommendations in respect of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Slovak Republic and Switzerland	[email protected]
	22-25 May	Skopje & Ohrid, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”	3^rd CAHROM Plenary Meeting (incl. a joint meeting with Roma Decade participants on 21 May) and a field visit to Shuto Orizari on 25 May	[email protected]
	23 May	Brussels, EC	Launch of FRA/UNDP Report “the Situation of Roma in 11 EU Member States and in neighbouring countries”	FRA: [email protected] UNDP: [email protected]
	29 May	Brussels, EC	Meeting with Jose Manuel Fresno about the setting up of the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for Roma Inclusion	SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	30-31 May	Bucharest, Romania	National Training of Lawyers on Roma-related Case Law	[email protected]
	30 May-1 June	Odessa, Ukraine	2^nd ROMED Training Session for Roma Health Mediators	[email protected]
	31 May-1 June	Strasbourg, CoE	ECRI Seminar with national Specialised Bodies	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	4 June 2012	Brussels, EC	Launch of the joint UNICEF/REF/WB/OSI publication “Access to Early Childhood Education and Care Key to Equal Start of Roma Children”	UNICEF : [email protected]; IOM : [email protected] REF: [email protected] World Bank: [email protected]
	5 June	Pristina, Kosovo*	Preparatory meeting for the new EU/CoE Kosovo Returnees Joint Programme, which includes training of Roma mediators	[email protected]
	7 June	Tirana, Albania	Preparatory Meeting to discuss the implementation of ROMED in Albania	[email protected] [email protected]
	7 June	Strasbourg, CoE	3^rd Meeting of the Core Group of the Alliance of Cities and Regions on Roma Inclusion	[email protected] [email protected] SRSGRoma: [email protected]
	12 June	Strasbourg, CoE	3^rd CAHROM Bureau Meeting	[email protected]
	12 June	Armenia	3rd Cycle Follow-Up Meeting under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	[email protected]
	18 June	Strasbourg, CoE	Adoption of CM Resolutions on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Austria, Denmark and Estonia	[email protected]
	19 June	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of the 3^rd Opinion of the Advisory Committee on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by Albania	[email protected]
	18-21 June	Budapest, Hungary	1^st ROMED Training Session for ROMAVERSITAS students	[email protected] [email protected]
	19-20 June	Sofia, Bulgaria	National Training of Lawyers on Roma-related Case Law	[email protected]
	19-22 June	Bankia, Bulgaria	1^st ROMED national training for Roma Health and Employment Mediators	[email protected]
	19-22 June	CoE Strasbourg	ECRI’s 58^th plenary meeting.	[email protected]
	21-22 June	Rome, Italy	OHCHR Conference on Human-Rights-based Roma policies and active citizenship	OHCHR: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected] and [email protected] Congress: [email protected]
	21-22 June	Moscow, Russian Federation	Preparatory Meeting to discuss the implementation of ROMED in the Russian Federation in cooperation with the Ministry of Regional Development	[email protected] [email protected]
	22 June	Vienna, Austria	Roma Symposium for OSCE Ambassadors (organised by EEAS/EC/EP and FRA)	[email protected];eu
	25-26 June	Skopje, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”	22^nd meeting of the International Steering Committee of the Decade for Roma Inclusion	[email protected] [email protected]
	26 June	Paris, France	Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Roma Academic network	COE Cult: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	26-28 June	Thessaloniki, Greece	2^nd ROMED national training for Roma School and Multifunctional Mediators Training Session	[email protected]
	28 June	Strasbourg, CoE	Adoption of PACE Report (rapporteur: Mrs Annette Groth) on Roma migrants in Europe and Statement of the ERTF president at PACE Session	PACE: [email protected] ERTF: [email protected]
	29 June	Strasbourg, CoE	1^st Annual Meeting of the Informal Contact Group of International Organisations at the invitation of the Council of Europe (including CoE, EC, CEB, FRA, IOM, UNICEF, World Bank)	SRSG: [email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	3 July 2012	Strasbourg, CoE	GR-SOC Meeting (Abridged Report of the 3^rdCAHROM Meeting on the Agenda)	[email protected]
	3-5 July	Brussels, Belgium	1st ROMED Training Session for Roma Flemish community Mediators	[email protected] [email protected]
	4-5 July	Belgrade, Serbia	Workshop on migration and free visa liberalization in Western Balkans	CoE/mig: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected] HRCom: [email protected]
	9 July	Strasbourg, CoE	Adoption of CM Resolutions on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by Italy, Norway, Slovenia, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” and Austria	[email protected]
	9-12 July	Baku, Azerbaijan	3rd Cycle Country visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	[email protected]
	20 July	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of the Advisory Committee Thematic Commentary no. 3 on “The language rights of persons belonging to national minorities under the Framework Convention”	[email protected]
	23-24 July	Madrid, Spain	Meeting with Jose Manuel Fresno about the preparation of the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for Roma Inclusion	SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	25 July	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of the 3^rd Opinion on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by the Russian Federation	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	2 August 2012	Strasbourg, CoE	ERTF commemoration of the Roma and Sinti victims of the Pharrajimos (Roma genocide) in cooperation with the Council of Europe	ERTF contact: [email protected] CoE: [email protected]
	2-3 August	Strasbourg, CoE	Meeting of ERTF founding members in cooperation with the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs	ERTF: [email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
Polgár Foundation for Opportunities ; Kiútprogram Non-profit Co.	4 September 2012	Brussels, EC	Closing Conference of the Kiútprogram social microcredit project	Main contact (Csilla M Farkas and Attila Nyári at Polgar Foundation): [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	6 September	Podgorica, Montenegro	Meeting of the Regional Programme Co-Ordination Committee (RPCCC) / Small Grants Commission of the OSCE/ODIHR/EU Project “Best practices for Roma Integration (BRPI)”	OSCE: [email protected]
	6-7 September	Vienna, OSCE	Experts’ Round table “Women as Agents of Change in Migrant, Minority, Roma and Sinti Communities”	OSCE: [email protected]
	6-7 September	Strasbourg, CoE	2012 Plenary Meeting of the European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF)	ERTF: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
Government of Sweden	7 September	Stockholm, Sweden	National Conference on the Swedish Roma Strategy, including presentation of Council of Europe’s Roma activities (ROMED, database, Dosta!…).	Main contact: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	12 September	Strasbourg, CoE	1149^th Meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies: adoption of the CM Recommendation on mediation as an effective tool for promoting respect for human and social inclusion of Roma	CM Secr.: [email protected] SRSG: [email protected]
	12-13 September	Zagreb, Croatia	1^st thematic round table on housing under the OSCE/ODIHR/EU Project “Best practices for Roma Integration (BRPI)”	OSCE: [email protected]
	12-15 September	Ohrid, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”	2^nd ROMED Training Session for Roma school and health Mediators	[email protected]
	18 September	Brussels, Belgium	Coordination meeting for ROMED in Belgium	[email protected] [email protected]
	18-21 September	Strasbourg, France	1^st ROMED Training Session for Roma intercultural Mediators	[email protected] [email protected]
	19-22 September	Brussels, Belgium	1st ROMED Training Session for Roma French community Mediators	[email protected] [email protected]
	23-25 September	Saint-Petersbourg, RussianFederation	9th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth	CoE Youth: [email protected]
	24 September – 5 October	Warsaw, Poland	OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (Forward-looking discussions on “Freedom of Religion or Belief”, “Empowerment of Roma Women” and “Rights of persons belonging to National Minorities”)	[email protected]
	24 September	Strasbourg, CoE	Meeting of the Core Group for the setting up of the Alliance of Cities and Regions for Roma Inclusion	Congress: [email protected] Congress: [email protected] SRSGRoma: [email protected]
	24-25 September	Zagreb, Croatia	23^rd International Steering Committee Meeting of the Decade for Roma Inclusion	[email protected] [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	25 September	Strasbourg, CoE	Alliance of Cities and Regions for Roma Inclusion - Consultation meeting with stakeholders and networks	Congress: [email protected] Congress: [email protected] SRSGRoma: [email protected]
FAFO Institute for Applied International Studies and European Embassies in Oslo	26 September	Oslo, Norway	Conference on Roma Inclusion in the European Union	Main contact: [email protected]
	27 September	Warsaw, Poland	OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting on the “Empowerment of Roma Women”	[email protected] (main contact) SRSGRoma: *[email protected]*
	27-30 September	Tirana, Albania	1st ROMED Training Session for Roma Mediators	SRSGRoma: [email protected] SRSGRoma: [email protected]
	September (date to be confirmed)	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of ECRI’s report on Croatia and Sweden	[email protected]
	September (date to be confirmed)	Netherlands and Portugal	Contact visit for the preparation of ECRI’s 4^th country monitoring report.	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	1-4 October 2012	Budapest, EYC	Training Session of new ROMED Trainers	[email protected] [email protected]
	1-5 October	Prague, Czech Republic + Spissky Hrhlov & Košice, Slovak Republic	Visit of the CAHROM thematic group of experts on inclusive education as opposed to special schools (requesting countries: Czech Republic and Slovak Republic; partner countries: Hungary, Slovenia, United Kingdom)	[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
	2 October	Tirana, Albania	ECRI round table.	[email protected] [email protected]
	2 October	Brussels, EC	1^st meeting of Roma National Focal Points	[email protected]
	3-4 October	Bucharest, Romania	Preparatory Meeting for the Third International Conference of Romani Women	[email protected] [email protected]
	4 October	Prague, Czech Republic	Visit of the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights on the draft action plan of the Czech Government to implement CM Resolution regarding the case DH v. Czech Republic	[email protected]
	5 October	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of the 3^rd Opinion on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by the Romania	[email protected]
EGAM	7 October	Europe	Roma Pride in Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Romania (to be confirmed: Albania, Czech Republic; Republic of Moldova, Slovak Republic and Ukraine)	EGAM (main contact): [email protected] Dosta!: [email protected]
	8-11 October	Sinai, Romania	2^nd ROMED Training Session for Roma school Mediators	[email protected]
	8-12 October	Strasbourg, CoE	45^th Plenary Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Adoption of Opinions on Azerbaijan, Ireland and Malta foreseen	[email protected]
	9-12 October	Bankia, Bulgaria	2^nd ROMED Training Session for Roma health and employment Mediators	[email protected]
	10-12 October	Istanbul, Turkey	2nd Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Social Cohesion (preceded on 10 October by CDCS extraordinary meeting)	CDCS: [email protected] CAHROM chair: [email protected]
	11-12 October	Budapest, Hungary	MERI Conference and Awards Ceremony: Mayors Making the Most of EU Funds for Roma Inclusion, under the patronage of EU Commissioner László Andor	OSI : [email protected] DG REGIO: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
EGAM	13 October	Serbia	Roma Pride in Serbia	EGAM (main contact): [email protected] Dosta!: [email protected]
	14-20 October	Budapest, EYC	Phiren Amenca International Network “Volunteer Fall Seminar 2012	EYC Budapest: [email protected]
	15 October	Strasbourg, CoE	Launch of the Advisory Committee Third Thematic Commentary on the language rights of persons belonging to national minorities under the Framework Convention (adopted in May 2012)	[email protected]
	16-19 October	Lisbon, Portugal	1^st ROMED Training Session for Roma community Mediators	[email protected]
	21-29 October	Budapest, EYC	Training of Roma Youth Leaders and Activists for Action against Discrimination	EYC Budapest: [email protected]
	22 October 2012	Warsaw, Poland	Release of the OSCE/ODIHR filed assessment visit report on the situation of Romani children in education in the Czech Republic	[email protected]
	22-27 October	Strasbourg, France	Semaine de lutte contre les discriminations, y inclus la promotion de la campagne Dosta! co-organisée par la Ville de Strasbourg, la maison de l’Europe Strasbourg-Alsace (MESA) et l’Association Lupovino	MESA: [email protected] Dosta!: [email protected]
	23 October	Strasbourg, CoE	GR-SOC Meeting (draft CM reply on PACE Recommendation 2003(2012) on Roma migrants in Europe, as well as partnership agreement with ERTF on the agenda)	[email protected]
	23 October	Graz, Austria	Workshop “Roma: 6 topics, 6 countries” focusing on Roma entrepreneurship, under the European Neighbourgs Programme	EU neighbourgs: [email protected] SRSG: [email protected] Congress: [email protected]
	24-26 October	Helsinki, Finland	Visit of the CAHROM thematic group of experts on school drop-out and absenteeism of Roma girls (requesting country: Finland; partner countries: Latvia, Norway, and Sweden)	[email protected] [email protected]
	26-27 October	Prague, Czech Republic	Follow-Up Meeting with ROMED mediators and local authorities	[email protected]
	31 October	Strasbourg, CoE	Publication of ECRI’s General Policy Recommendation No. 14 on Combating Racism and Racial Discrimination in Employment	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	2-4 November 2012	Zagreb, Croatia	Symposium on the Romani language under the Croatian Roma Decade Presidency.	[email protected] [email protected]
	4-5 November	Istanbul, Turkey	Conference "The political and social economic empowerment of women based on Women´s stories"	North-South Centre: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	5 November	Strasbourg, France	Conference “Which future for the Roma?” co-organised by the Hungarian Embassy in Paris and the Municipality of Strasbourg	[email protected] SRSG: [email protected]
	5-7 November	Switzerland	3rd cycle Country visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	[email protected]
	6-9 November	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3rd cycle Country visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	[email protected]
	6-9 November	Russian Federation	1st ROMED training of trainers	[email protected]
	8 November	Budapest, Prague	*Release of thee ERRC & Amnesty International Joint Publication “Five years of injustice: segregated education for Roma in the Czech Republic”*	ERRC: [email protected] Amnesty: [email protected]
	12-16 November	Czech Republic	Visit of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe on the occasion of the case of DH v. Czech Republic (focus on segregated education)	[email protected]
	20 November	Strasbourg, France	*European Parliament LUXPrize awarded to Hungarian movie “Just the Wind” by film director Bence Fliegauf*	EP: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	20 November	Strasbourg, CoE	Preparatory meeting for the January 2013 Roma Mediators’ Congress	SRSG Roma: [email protected] and [email protected]
	20-23 November	Budapest, EYC	2^nd ROMED Training Session for ROMAVERSITAS students	[email protected]
	20-25 November	Strasbourg, EYC	Training Seminar for Students and Youth Leaders on Fighting Segregation in School Environments – presentation of the CAHROM thematic report on inclusive education v. special schools (23/11/2012)	EYC Strasbourg: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	22-23 November	Budapest, Hungary	ADAPT Meeting “Improving Roma health policies”	SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	23 November	Strasbourg, CoE	Meeting of experts to prepare the online training for lawyers defending Roma organised by the Council of Europe in cooperation with HELP	SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	25 November	Strasbourg, CoE	Consultation between the Congress' co-Rapporteurs on Roma youth and young Roma people	Congress: [email protected] EYC Strasbourg: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	25 November	Brussels, Belgium	ERIO Conference “Learning from the past: the Roma Holocaust”	ERIO: [email protected] Congress: [email protected]
	27-30 November	Pristina, Kosovo*	Rolling Film Festival 3rd Edition organised by Balkan Sunflowers	Main contact: [email protected] Dosta !: [email protected]
	28-30 November	Brussels, Belgium	2^nd ROMED Training Session for Roma Flemish community mediators	[email protected]
	28-30 November	Strasbourg, CoE	4^th CAHROM Plenary Meeting	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	3-4 December 2012	Strasbourg, CoE	Meeting of the Informal Contact Group for the Roma Youth Action Plan	CoE Youth: [email protected] ; [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	3-6 December	Tetovo, “F.Y.R of Macedonia”	2nd 2012 ROMED Training Session for Roma Pre-School Mediators	ROMED: [email protected]
	4-7 December	Manchester, United Kingdom	1st ROMED Training Session for Roma, Gypsy and Traveller mediators in the United Kingdom	ROMED: [email protected]
	4-5 December	Sofia, Bulgaria	GRETA Conference on human trafficking, including a workshop on Roma as a group at risk	GRETA: [email protected] *CAHROM: Cor de Vos (tbc)*
	4-7 December	Strasbourg, CoE	ECRI’s 59^th Plenary Meeting	[email protected]
	10 December	Zagreb, Croatia	International Human Rights Day and Dosta! Barvale exhibition in Zagreb	[email protected] [email protected] Dosta!: [email protected]
	12 December	Strasbourg, CoE	Meeting between CoE Roma-related bodies and French Senator Billout on the situation of Roma migrants in France	SRSG: [email protected]
	13 December	Strasbourg, France	Presentation of Pisla’s book during a Café-débat	SRSG: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
*Zero Discrimination*	13-14 December	Ankara, Turkey	Conference “Public Administration – NGOs Dialogue Group” aimed at developing ministerial Roma strategies / Follow-up meeting with ROMED mediators and authorities	ROMED: [email protected]
	17 December	Budapest, EYC	International Seminar on Examples of Inclusive Education for Roma and on Roma Minority Schools organised under the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for Roma Inclusion	Alliance: [email protected] & [email protected] SRSG: [email protected]
	17 December	Madrid, Spain	International Seminar on Public Housing Policies for Roma organised under the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for Roma Inclusion	Alliance: [email protected] SRSG: [email protected] & [email protected]
	18 December	Madrid, Spain	Discussion with Spanish authorities about a possible launch of Dosta! in Spain in 2013	SRSG: [email protected] & [email protected]

YEAR 2013

Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	17-18 January 2013	Brussels, EC	Roma Mediators’ Congress organised by EC (DG EAC) in collaboration with the Support of the SRSG of the Council of Europe for Roma Issues	EC: [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	*January or February*	*Lisbon, Portugal*	*2^nd ROMED Training Session for Roma community Mediators*	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	*February 2013*	*Tirana, Albania*	*2^nd ROMED Training Session for Roma Mediators*	[email protected]
	*February*	*Romania*	*2^nd ROMED Training Session for Roma school and health Mediators*	[email protected]
	*Late February* *(exact dates tbc)*	*Brussels, Belgium*	*2nd ROMED Training Session for Roma French Community Mediators*	[email protected]
	*Late February*	*Zagreb, Croatia*	*Conference “Decade of Roma Inclusion and EU Framework Bridge” dedicated inter alia to the use of EU funds*	[email protected] [email protected]
	*February or March*	*Zagreb, Croatia*	*Conference “Linking Decade Success in Education with the EU Education Policy”*	[email protected] [email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	11-14 March 2013 *(to be confirmed)*	Paris or Strasbourg, France	2^nd ROMED Training Session for Roma intercultural Mediators	[email protected] [email protected]
	*March*	*Bulgaria*	*2^nd Training Session for Roma school Mediators under the EEA & Norway Grants programme*	[email protected]
	*March*	*Bulgaria*	*Training Session for Roma school Mediators under the EU/CoE Kosovo Returnees Joint Programme*	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	8 April 2013	Europe	Celebration of International Roma Day	ERTF: [email protected]
	8 April 2013	Vilnius, Lithuania	Launch of the Dosta! campaign in Lithuania	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	*Early May 2013*	*Zagreb, Croatia*	*Roma Decade Event on antidiscrimination (linked to UN Antidiscrimination Day) and Roma victims of World War II*	[email protected] [email protected] Dosta!: [email protected] Romagenocide: [email protected]
	*Early May*	*Zagreb, Croatia*	*Roma Youth Action Plan for Tolerance and Recognition:* *Series of cultural events (e.g. festival) and meetings*	[email protected] [email protected] SRSG Roma: [email protected]
	14-16 May	Strasbourg, CoE	5^th CAHROM Plenary Meeting	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	*June 2013*	*Zagreb, Croatia*	*24^th* *International Steering Committee Meeting of the Decade for Roma Inclusion*	[email protected] [email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	2 August 2013	Strasbourg, CoE	ERTF commemoration of the Roma and Sinti victims of the Pharrajimos (Roma genocide) in cooperation with the Council of Europe	ERTF contact: [email protected] CoE: [email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
Finnish Government	16 September 2013	Helsinki, Finland	4^th International Roma Women’s Conference in Finland	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	28-31 October 2013	Strasbourg, CoE or Rome, Italy	6^th CAHROM Plenary Meeting	[email protected]
Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)

To be included in the calendar pending confirmation of dates:

Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	(date to be confirmed)	Chişinău, Rep of Moldova	Follow-Up Meeting with ROMED mediators and state and local authorities	ROMED: [email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Bulgaria	1^st Training Session for Roma school Mediators under the EEA & Norway Grants programme	[email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Italy	Follow-Up Meeting with ROMED mediators and local authorities	[email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Belgium	Visit of the CAHROM thematic group of experts on halting sites and related issues concerning nomadic Roma and Travellers (requesting country: Belgium; partner countries: France, Ireland (tbc), Switzerland (tbc) and United Kingdom)	[email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Republic of Moldova, Romania and Slovenia	Contact visit for the preparation of ECRI’s 4^th country monitoring report	[email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Bulgaria, Romania, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Czech Republic	Bilateral dialogue with EU Member States on Roma issues	[email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Brussels (tbc)	2^nd Annual Meeting of the Informal Contact Group of International Organisations at the invitation of the Council of Europe (including CoE, EC, CEB, FRA, IOM, UNICEF, World Bank)	EC: [email protected] SRSG: [email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Spain	Launch of the Dosta! Campaign in Spain	[email protected]
	(to be confirmed)	Slovak Republic	Launch of the Dosta! campaign in the Slovak Republic	[email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Turin & Settimo Torinese, Italy	Alliance Workshop: Roma Inclusion in a metropolitan area: the added value of an integrated approach	SRSG: [email protected] Congress: [email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Ukraine	OSCE-ODIHR preparatory visit in Ukraine to discuss the possibility to assist the Government of Ukraine in implementing activities related to Roma	[email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Republic of Moldova	OSCE-ODIHR assistance to assist the government of the Republic of Moldova in implementing the Action Plan on Roma	[email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Sofia, Bulgaria	EURoma Network meeting	[email protected]
	(date to be confirmed)	Warsaw, Poland	Publication of the Status Report on the implementation of the OSCE Action on Roma and Sinti	[email protected]

Annual or multi-annual programmes under way:

Organisation / Institution	Dates	Venue, Country	Event / Activity	Contact person(s)
	2011-2012	Kosovo, Montenegro*	UNICEF MICS samples data collection in Roma communities (as a follow up of MICS samples collected in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”	[email protected]
	2012 …	Various countries	Regional Coordination Initiative Meeting on Roma health	[email protected]; [email protected]
	2012-2014	Various countries	Three-year EU funded IOM Programme on fostering health provision for the Roma, migrants and vulnerable groups	[email protected]
	January-December 2012	Various countries	IOM Project “Prevention and Protection Assistance for Victims of Trafficking and At-Risk Cases” financed by Swedish NGO Lakarmissionen	[email protected]
	January 2012-December 2013	Eastern and South-Eastern Europe	Two-year IOM Programme against Human Trafficking in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, financed by the Danish Government	[email protected]
	February 2010-December 2013	Various countries	Three-year IOM programme “preventing Corruption and Impunity in the Fight Against Trafficking through Empowering the Media and Fostering Cooperation between Civil Society and Law Enforcement Agencies”, financed by the US Government	[email protected]
	December 2011-December 2014	Republic of Moldova	Three-year IOM programme “Rescue, return, rehabilitation and reintegration of (potential) victims of trafficking in Moldova”, financed by the Government of Norway	[email protected]
	2012-2013	Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”*	OSCE/ODIHR Project “Best practices of Roma integration co-funded by the EU	[email protected]

[1] The term “Roma” refers to Roma, Sinti, Kale and related groups in Europe, including Travellers and the Eastern groups (Dom and Lom), and covers the wide diversity of the groups concerned, including persons who identify themselves as Gypsies.

* All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.