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)
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2013 Council of Europe Chairmanship |
Andorra – Armenia - Austria |
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2013 OSCE Chairmanship in Office |
Ukraine |
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2013 EU Council Trio Presidencies |
Cyprus – Ireland - Lithuania |
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2013 Roma Decade Presidencies |
Croatia – Bosnia and Herzegovina |
This calendar includes information received from the following CoE bodies and partners:
YEAR 2013
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Main organiser(s)’ logo |
January 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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16 January |
Brussels, WB Office |
Meeting between the Secretariat of the Decade for Roma Inclusion and international partners including the European Commission and the Council of Europe on the Decade for Roma Inclusion |
Roma Decade: [email protected] World Bank: [email protected] |
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17 January |
Brussels, Belgium |
5th CAHROM Bureau meeting |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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17-18 January |
Brussels, Belgium |
Roma Mediators’ Congress organised by EC (DG EAC) in collaboration with the Support of the SRSG of the Council of Europe for Roma Issues |
EU/DG EAC: [email protected] CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] & [email protected] |
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February 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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20-22 February |
Brussels + Ghent + Namur, Belgium |
CAHROM Thematic visit to Belgium on halting sites and other issues related to nomadic Travellers and Roma (with France, Switzerland & United Kingdom as partner countries) |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] & [email protected] Host country: [email protected] |
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28 February |
Paris, France |
Table ronde “« Les Rroms en France, dans les Balkans et en Europe : intégration, citoyenneté, démocratie » coorganisée par la Maison de l’Europe-Paris et le Courrier des Balkans |
Maison de l’Europe: [email protected] Courrier des Balkans: [email protected] |
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28 February - 1 March |
Zagreb, Croatia |
International Decade Conference “Perspectives on EU funding for Roma Inclusion” |
Roma Decade: [email protected] Decade presidency: [email protected] |
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March 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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4-8 March |
Strasbourg, CoE |
46th Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Adoption of Opinions on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and Switzerland |
CoE/FCNM: [email protected] |
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6-8 March |
Lisbon, Portugal |
2nd ROMED Training Session for Roma community Mediators |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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7 March |
Strasbourg, CoE |
Coordination Meeting on Roma between various CoE sectors & bodies |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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7-8 March |
Brussels, EC |
2nd Meeting of EU National Contact Points for Roma |
EU/DG JUST: [email protected] |
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12-13 March |
Banska Bystrica, Slovakia |
Workshop “Europe for Citizens” under the European Neighbourgs Programme |
EU Neighbourgs: [email protected] |
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12-14 March |
Aubervilliers, France |
2nd ROMED Training Session for Roma intercultural/community Mediators |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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15 March |
Brussels, Belgium + Moldana nad Bodvou, Slovakia |
EC-UNDP Conference “From Pilots to Outcomes: Evidence-based lessons on the socio-economic inclusion of Roma communities” |
UNDP: [email protected] |
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18-20 March |
Sinaia, Romania |
2nd ROMED Training Session for Roma school and health Mediators |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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20 March |
Strasbourg, CoE |
Launch of the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for Roma Inclusion |
CoE/Alliance: [email protected] & [email protected] |
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20 March |
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herz. |
Preparatory meeting for ROMED Training Session for Roma Mediators |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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21 March |
Brussels, EC |
European Conference “Working with Roma families: a key towards the success of their children at school” - Launch of a transnational guide for professionals working in education |
FSG: [email protected] |
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21-23 March |
Tirana, Albania |
2nd ROMED Training Session for Roma Mediators |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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25-27 March |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
2nd ROMED Training Session for Roma, Gypsy and Traveller Mediators |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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26-27 March |
Skopje, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” |
Workshop on Measures to Improve Access to the Labour Market of Roma Community |
EU/TAIEX: [email protected] |
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April 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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4 April |
Strasbourg, CoE |
Official visit to the Council of Europe of Préfet Alain Régnier, Directeur interministériel à l'hébergement et à l'accès au logement (DIHAL) and EU National Contact Point on Roma |
France: [email protected] CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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8 April |
Europe |
Celebration of International Roma Day |
ERTF: [email protected] |
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8 April |
Vilnius, Lithuania |
Launch of the Dosta! campaign in Lithuania |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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9 April |
Madrid, Spain |
Launch of the Dosta! campaign in Spain |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] & [email protected] |
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10 April |
Stockholm, Sweden |
International Round table on Anti-Gypsyism in Europe jointly organised by the Swedish Government and the Council of Europe |
Host country: [email protected] CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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15-17 April |
Tirana, Albania |
CAHROM Thematic visit to Albania on legalisation of Roma houses & settlements with Albania as a requesting country and Croatia, Serbia & “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” as partner countries |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] & [email protected] Host country: [email protected] |
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22-23 April |
Zagreb, Croatia |
International Conference “Quality Education for Roma: sustainability of education policy developed within the Decade on European level” |
Roma Decade: [email protected] Decade presidency: [email protected] |
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23 April |
Porto, Portugal |
Challenges, urgent strategies |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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25 April |
Belgrade, Serbia |
ODIHR-BPRI Steering Committee Meeting |
ODIHR: [email protected] |
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25-26 April |
Vienna, OSCE |
First Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting: Freedom of Movement and Human Contacts |
OSCE/ODIHR: [email protected] |
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April (tbc) |
Belgium |
2nd ROMED Training Session for Roma French Community Mediators |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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April (tbc) |
Russian Federation |
2nd ROMED Training Session of Trainers |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] & [email protected] |
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April (tbc) |
Italy |
ROMED Follow-Up meeting |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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April (tbc) |
“The FYROM” |
1st Training Session for Roma Information Centres |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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April (tbc) |
Bulgaria |
2nd Training Session for Roma school Mediators under the EEA & Norway Grants programme |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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April (tbc) |
Kosovo* |
Training Session for Roma school Mediators under the EU/CoE Kosovo Returnees Joint Programme |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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April (tbc) |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Roma Youth Action Plan for Tolerance and Recognition: Series of cultural events (e.g. festival) and meetings |
Roma Decade: [email protected] Decade presidency: [email protected] CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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May 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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Mid-May |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Roma Decade Event on antidiscrimination (linked to UN Antidiscrimination Day) and Roma victims of World War II |
Roma Decade: [email protected] Decade presidency: [email protected] CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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14-16 May |
Strasbourg, CoE |
5th CAHROM Plenary Meeting |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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Main organiser(s)’ logo |
June 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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Between 3 & 7 June |
Brussels, EC |
EU Roma Platform Meeting & Meeting of the Informal Contact Group of International Organisations (including CoE, EC, CEB, FRA, IOM, UNICEF, World Bank) |
EU/DG JUST: [email protected] CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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20-21 June |
Zagreb, Croatia |
24th International Steering Committee Meeting of the Decade for Roma Inclusion |
Roma Decade: [email protected] Decade presidency: [email protected] |
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July 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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11-12 July |
Vienna, OSCE |
Second Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting: Rule of Law in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights |
OSCE/ODIHR: [email protected] |
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August 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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2 August |
Strasbourg, CoE |
ERTF commemoration of the Roma and Sinti victims of the Pharrajimos (Roma genocide) at the Council of Europe |
ERTF: [email protected] |
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September 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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16 September |
Helsinki, Finland |
4th International Roma Women’s Conference in Finland |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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28 September |
Marseille, France |
Marseille-Provence Capitale européenne 2013 |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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September date tbc |
Warsaw, Poland |
OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting |
ODIHR: [email protected] |
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October 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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28-31 October |
Rome, Italy |
6th CAHROM Plenary Meeting |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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November 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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7-8 November |
Vienna, OSCE |
Third Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting: Implementation of the OSCE Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti |
OSCE/ODIHR: [email protected] |
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December 2013 |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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December |
To be included in the calendar pending confirmation of dates:
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Dates (Year 2013) |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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(date to be confirmed) |
Chişinău, Republic of Moldova |
Follow-Up Meeting with ROMED mediators and state and local authorities |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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(date to be confirmed) |
Republic of Moldova, Romania and Slovenia |
Contact visit for the preparation of ECRI’s 4th country monitoring report |
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(to be confirmed) |
Slovak Republic |
Launch of the Dosta! campaign in the Slovak Republic |
CoE/SRSG Roma: [email protected] |
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(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] |
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(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 |
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(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 |
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(date to be confirmed) |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
EURoma Network meeting |
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(date to be confirmed) |
Warsaw, Poland |
Publication of the Status Report on the implementation of the OSCE Action on Roma and Sinti |
Annual or multi-annual programmes under way:
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Dates |
Venue, Country |
Event / Activity |
Contact person(s) |
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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” |
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2012 … |
Various countries |
Regional Coordination Initiative Meeting on Roma health |
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2012-2014 |
Various countries |
Three-year EU funded IOM Programme on fostering health provision for the Roma, migrants and vulnerable groups |
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January-December 2012 |
Various countries |
IOM Project “Prevention and Protection Assistance for Victims of Trafficking and At-Risk Cases” financed by Swedish NGO Lakarmissionen |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
[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.