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Center AMALIPE calls for stronger and complex targeted measures for Roma integration both at national and European level
During the past weeks certain developments in France, Slovakia and some othe...
Conclusions from the local campaigns for prevention of early marriages in Roma community in Bulgaria
The implementation of the local campaigns directed to preventing forced/early marriages organized by...
Training of volunteers from K7 Club was held in Veliko Tarnovo
Two-day training to enhance the capacity for outreach work of volunteers from K7 Clu...
The inclusion of Roma in the Rural Areas Development Program was discussed in conference organized by Center Amalipe
Roma integration should be seen not only as a moral issue, it has its objec...
Meeting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Education of National Minorities
More than 70 officials and NGO representatives from Europe, Asia and US...
The Roadmap of the European Roma Platform is approved
At the end of June the Spansh Presidency of EU approved the Roadmap of the European Roma Platform di...
Preventing Early Marriages - partners meeting and session of the Steering Committee
Working meeting of the project implementing partners ...
Local campaigns for the prevention of early marriages were launched among the Roma community
The first activities from pilot campaigns for the prevention of ear...
Open Health Forum took place in Brussels
More than 400 experts took part in the Open Health Forum organized by DG SANCO of the European...
Amalipe Newsletter 5/2010
Focus of the issue: New Framework Programme for Roma Integration in Bu...
Third meeting of the European Roma Platform
The third meeting of the European Roma Platform took place...
Sergey Ignatov, Minister of Education, youth and science and Roma organizations discussed the draft of the Public Education Act
The discussion between the Minister of Education Sergey Ignatov and...
Training of social workers and teachers for the prevention of early and forced marriages
Center Amalipe implemented training for social workers and teachers on earl...
New Framework Programme for Roma Integration in Bulgaria: facts and analysis
At its meeting on 12 May 2010 the Council of Ministers adopted the ...
VII National Roma Children Festival 'Open Heart' was organized in Veliko Tarnovo by Center Amalipe
The Seventh National Roma Children Festival “Open Heart” took place in Veliko Tarnovo on...
Roma organizations and Ministry of Education, Youth and Science discussed the new Public Education Act
National Conference “The new Law on School Education and Educational Integration of Roma chi...
Volunteers take part in a workshop in the Mountain, organized by Center “Amalipe”
Group of 15 volunteers and representatives of Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “A...
Inclusion of Roma population in the labor market will be supported through “Human Resources Development” Operational Program
The sixth regular session of the Monitoring Committee of Human Resources Development Operational Pro...
Round table “Bulgarian Roma - Integration and Migration” was organized by French Embassy in Sofia
Roundtable "Bulgarian Roma: integration and migrations” brought together four ambassadors...
New Framework Programme for Roma Integration in Bulgaria is approved
At its meeting on 12 May 2010 the Council of Ministers adopted the Framework Programme f...
National Coincil for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues hold its first meeting in 2010
The first for the current 2010 year meeting of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and De...
Center Amalipe will participate in the Board of Center for Educational Integration
Amalipe will participate in the Board of the Centre for Educational Integration of Children and Stud...
Flyer "OP Human Resources Development and Roma integration in Bulgaria” was presented in Cordoba
During the Second Roma Summit, held in Cordoba, Spain on 7 and 8 April Deyan Kolev (Chairman of Cent...
Launching a national survey on the problems of early marriages among Roma
On 9, 10 and 11 April Center Amalipe conducted a training of interviewers to carry out a survey amon...
Second EU Roma Summit
The Second EU Roma Summit took place on 8th and 9th April in the city of Cordoba, Spain. It brought ...
FRA Round table with Romani and Travellers women activists 'On a Road to Equality'
On the eve of the International Roma Day (8 April) and the Second European Roma Summit, the Fundamen...
European Commission urges Roma social inclusion
Roma communities, the European Union’s largest ethnic minority, continue to face persistent di...
Children photocompetition dedicated to 8th of April, the International Roma Day
In connection with the celebration of the International Roma Day - April 8, Center for Interethnic D...
Training of teachers on developing school programs for preventing dropping out
For three days teachers teaching Roma folklore discussed problems of Roma children droping out of sc...
Invitation for suggestions to the report “Structural Funds and Roma integration in Bulgaria”
Center “Amalipe” is preparing report “Structural ...
Roma organizations will participate in the activities of parliamentary commission on European issues
Council for public consultations was established to the Commission on European Issues and Control of...
A visit to the schools in Targoviste
On 9 and 10 March Center Amalipe with representatives of "America for Bulgaria" Foundation...
Improving the impact on Roma discussed in Budapest
How to improve the impact of policies, programs and projects aimed at social inclusion of Roma was t...
International meeting of Roma health scholarship program
Support program for the Roma students in medical universities and colleges (Roma Health Schola...
Big Brother is not for children!
130 NGOs from all over the country are preparing a protest against the involvement of children in th...
International meeting for the beginning of Preventing Forced Marriages project
From 13 to 15 February 2010 Center Amalipe organized a kick-off seminar of the partners and a semina...
Members of Center Amalipe had a meeting with Britain MPs on the issue of human trafficking
Members of Center Amalipe had a meeting with Britain MPs. The aim of the visit of the Britain delega...
Roma activists took part in the discussions on the Strategy for local development of Lyaskovetz – Strajitza
Public discussions on the first draft of the Strategy for local development of Lyaskovetz – St...
Meeting of the Roma leaders Lyaskovets Strazhitsa, Byala and Popovo
Thirty Roma activists and NGO representatives from municipalities Lyaskovets Strazhitsa, Popovo and ...
Roma and Bulgarian students greeted the Minister of Education and the Minister of Labor for the Roma New Year
On January 14th students from Vasil Levsk...
Center Amalipe begins implementing new programs
At the beginning of 2010 Amalipe begins implementing new projects and programs for improving the qua...
Projects for establishing Local Initiative Groups with active Roma participation of 6 municipalities were approved
The Ministry of Agriculture approved six out of seven project proposals within the Program for Rural...
Roma and Bulgarian kids kept a holiday together
Center Amalipe and Veliko Turnovo Municipality organized big children holiday “We can do more ...
National Network for the Children held its annual assembly
The annual meeting of the National Network for the Children (NNC) took place on December...
The Consultative Council for Educational Integration reestablished its activity
The first session – after 5 years break – of the Consultative Council for Educational In...
National forum “The Structural funds and the Roma integration” took place in Sofia
How the absorption of EU funds could support the process of Roma integration was the main topi...
Session of the Council for Roma Integration
The National Council for Roma Integration took its session on November 30. Deputy Minister of Labor ...
Training of teachers in Senovo
All teachers from “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” School of Senovo passed a training for w...
National forum Òhe Structural funds and the Roma integration
Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “AMALIPE”, Open Society Institute – ...
Regional meeting about Roma educational integration took part in Serbia
The National Democratic Institute – Serbia and Rromanipen organization organized regional meet...
Amalipe newsletter 9-10.2009
Dear Colleagues, You can find in this issue of Amalipe newsletter: OBSERVER Second meeti...
Session of the Monitoring Committee of Human Resources Development Operational Program took place
The second for 2009 session of the Monitoring Committee of Human Resources Development Operational P...
Decisions of the Session of Monitoring Committee of Human Resources Development Operational Program
The second for 2009 session of the Monitoring Committee of Human Resources Development Operational P...
Forecoming: Session of the Monitoring Committee of Human Resources Development Operational Program
The second for 2009 session of the Monitoring Committee of Human Resources Development Operational P...
National meeting “The Structural funds and Roma educational integration”
Deputy-minister on education Svetlana Lomeva, director of European funds directorate within Ministry...
Current state of Roma integration policy in Bulgaria - statement
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Thomas Hammarberg, will conduct a visit to B...
High-level meeting “Contribution of EU funds to the integration of Roma”
High-level meeting “Contribution of EU funds to the integration of Roma” took place on O...
International conference “Health and Roma community”
International conference “Health and Roma community” took place in Madrid on October 1 a...
Second meeting of European Platform for Roma Inclusion took place in Brussels
The second meeting of the European Platform for Roma Inclusion took place in Brussels on September 2...
Milen Milanov is the new National Coordinator of the Decade of Roma Inclusion
During its session on September 23 the Council of Ministers appointed Milen Milanov for new National...
September 15th: a new beginning
Hundreds of children entered the schools on September 15 all over Bulgaria with the start of the new...
Bulgarian government disbanded Ethnic and Demographic Issues Directorate
During its session on September 8 the Council of Ministers decided to transform Ethnic and Demograph...
7 projects within Program for Rural Areas Development were consulted by PLATFORM project
Seven project proposals within the Program for Rural Areas Development (measure “Acquiring ski...
European Committee finds Bulgaria in violation of right to social assistance
Strasbourg, 6 August 2009: In a ruling made public today, the European Committee of Social Rights (E...
Creative workshop for decreasing the dropout school process among Roma
Thirty six teachers and school principals from primary schools all o...
Seminar on European funds and Roma
How the present calls for proposals within Rural Regions Development Program and Human Resources Dev...
What political parties offer to Roma?
The article is based on content analyses of election platforms of all political parties that receive...
“I do not sell my ballot” campaign began
National campaign “I do not sell my ballot!” began on June 29. Open Society Institute &n...
Center Amalipe initiates project for decreasing the drop-out of school Rate among Roma children
High drop-out of school rate is one of the main preconditions for social and economic exclusion of R...
Conference on rural poverty took place in Budapest
Rural poverty is an important aspect of European poverty, in particular since rural areas account fo...
International conference on Roma education
International Conference “The Right to Education for Every Child: Removing Barriers and Foster...
The Sixth Children Roma Festival gathered more than 1000 children in Veliko Turnovo
Center Amalipe organized the sixth already traditional edition of the Children Roma Festival &ldqu...
International Conference “Roma migration – a European Challenge”
Conference “Roma migration – a European Challenge” brought together Roma and human...
Roma organizations will take part in the Monitoring Committee of Operational Program “Competitiveness”
Deyan Kolev (Chairman of Center “Amalipe”) will be observer in the...
Statement of Roma NGOs about the draft Framework Program for Roma Integration proposed by Ministry of Labour
Center Amalipe and 20 more Roma NGOs submitted statement about the draft for new Framework Program f...
Session of the Monitoring Committee of Human Resources Development Operational Program
The first for 2009 session of the Monitoring Committee of Human Resources Development Operational Pr...
Debate “How to bring children back to school?”
Debate “How to bring children back to school” took place on April 16 in the Center for c...
PLATFORM project was presented in Central North Region of Bulgaria
More than 40 people – representatives of municipal administrations and NGOs – took par...
GERB Party presented platform for Roma integration
In the eve of International Roma Day Political Party GERB presented its political platform named &ld...
Discussion about the new Public Education Act
The draft Public Education Act proposed by Min...
Suggestions of Center “Amalipe” to the draft Public Education Act
On March 23 Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “Amalipe&rd...
Roma organizations proposed merged integral draft for new Program for Roma Integration
Integral draft of the renewed Program for Roma Integration that merges ideas from both previou...
Session of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues
More than two hours took the discussion of the draft National Program for Roma Integration proposed ...
New composition of the NCCEDI
Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “Amalipe” will be member o...
St. Valentine’s Day exhibition
Center Amalipe took part in St. Valentine’s Day exhibition. The Roma children fr...
Roma organizations protest against the exclusion of Roma community from preparing new Framework Program for Roma Integration
At present the new Framework Program for Roma Integration is preparing ...
Roma organizations did not take part in the session of the Working group for preparing Framework Program for Roma Integration on January 30
Roma organizations – members of the Working group for preparing new Framework ...
New composition and new terms for preparing Framework Program for Roma Integration: facts and analysis
The facts: Deputy Prime-Minister and Chair of NCCEDI Emel Etem defined new compositi...
Roma organizations prepared draft for Framework Program for Roma Integration
Roma organizations and experts included in the Working Group for preparing new Frame...
Women brainstormed ideas for advocacy campaigns for improving the health status of Romani women in their communities
For a second time the ex-BBC journalist Fiona Lloyd met several Roma women from Bulgaria to ...
Making more funds for Roma - PLATFORM Project
From January 2009 Local Government and Public Service Reform Initia...
More than 150 children celebrated Vasilitsa - the Roma New Year in Veliko Turnovo
On 13 January, in t...
Session of the NCCEDI
The fourth for 2008 session of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographi...
Declaration for Roma Integration Actions approved during the National Meeting of Roma NGOs
We, representatives of non-governmental organizations and experts who work ...
Information about the National meeting of Roma organizations in Bulgaria
It is necessary to go ahead from planning integration to experiencing real actions for Roma ...
National meeting of Roma organizations “Strategies for a common future” - Sofia, December 9
A National meeting of the Roma non-governmental organizations will take place in Park Hotel ...
Meeting of municipal officials “Educational integration in the context of delegated school budgets”
Municipalities and the National Association of Municipalities should be more active in the p...
The Center for Intercultural Education in Veliko Turnovo was officially opened
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The Council for Roma Integration within Ministry of Labour hold a session
The second for 2008 session of the Council for Roma Integration within Ministry of Labour an...
Roma NGOs elected own representative in the Monitoring Committee of Human Resources Development OP
Deyan Kolev (Center “Amalipe”) was elected by consensus for observer in the Moni...
The National Association of Roma Working in the Public Administration renewed its activity
The National Association of Roma Working in the Public Administration renewed its ac...
The Bulgaria Minister of Health took the engagement for the establishment of a Consultative council on minority/Roma health issues at the Ministry of health
Representatives of nongovernmental organizations working in the field of health integration of Roma ...
Regional discussions about the Framework Program for Roma Integration: facts and analysis
The facts: Regional discussions about the main principles and statements of the Framework Program fo...
Documents for Roma integration - training
Training of Roma NGOs from South-Eastern Bulgaria about the preparation of municipal documen...
OSCE Human Dimensions Implementation Meeting in Warsaw
From September 29 to October 10 the annual Human Dimensions Implementation Meeting o...
Training of policemen
Training of policemen for effective work in Roma community took place in Pernik on September 30. It ...
European Roma Summit, Brussels, 16 September 2008
Ministers, European politicians, representatives of the Roma community and NGOs took p...
Advocacy training
Training in advocacy and effective advocacy campaigns before municipal institutions took pla...
Training of trainers from Razgrad District
Twenty-eight representatives of structures of the civil society from Razgrad District passed...
Special issue of Amalipe Newsletter on the current challanges before the educational integration of Roma children in Bulgaria
Special issue of Amalipe Newsletter on the current challanges before the educational integration of ...
Media guide „Roma in Bulgaria”
„Roma in Bulgaria – information guide” is the last publication of Roma Program of ...
Round-table about educational integration and delegated budgets in Dupnitza
Deyan Kolev, Chairman of Center “Amalipe” met more than 70 teachers and ...
Workshops for promoting the EUMAP report Equal Access to Quality Education for Roma
School principals from Central North Region of Bulgaria discussed opportunities for educatio...
OSCE Supplementary Human Dimensions Meeting on Sustainable Policies for Roma and Sinti Integration
The OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) participating states should s...
Teodora Krumova took part in FRA Consultative meeting on Roma in Vienna, 9 July 2008
The Deputy Chair of Center "Amalipe" Teodora Krumova took part in the Consultative meeting...
Experts from Regional Inspectorates of Education discussed Roma educational integration under the delegated school budgets
The number of Roma drop-outs of school most probably will sharply increase from the beginnin...
Communication trough media – training of Roma NGOs
“Within the local context everyone should think in a global way. A NGO could do a perf...
Order about the preparation of Framework Program for Roma Integration was signed
On June 20 Deputy Prime-Minister and Chair of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic...
The administrative capacity for implementation of policy for Roma integration decreases
Cutting down the position “expert on ethnic and demographic issues” in district ...
Fifth Children Roma Festival “Open Heart”
More than 700 children participated in the Fifth Children Roma Festival “Open Heart&rd...
Social Policy Week
Social Policy Week, organized by Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, DG “Employment,...
Conference about the financial exclusion took place in Brussels
Conference“Financial exclusion – improving access to basic financial services&rd...
A meeting of Roma organizations working on health care issues
Center Amalipe and World without Borders Association organized on May 17th and 18th 2008 a m...
Teodora Krumova participated in a Round table The Romani woman: presence and future
Teodora Krumova presented the results from the national survey on Romani women issues during...
Roma organizations – together to support Baki Hyuseinov
On April 30 Bulgarian Prime-Minister S. Stanishev announced shortening in Council of Ministe...
International Romani women seminar took place in Sofia
More than 20 Roma women from Central and Eastern Europe took part in the training “Hum...
A procedure for the election of NGO representatives in the Monitoring Committee of the HRD OP
A procedure for the election of NGO representatives in the Monitoring Committee of the Human res...
A meeting of the Roma Integration Committee at the NCCEDI
The Roma Integration Committee (RIC) at the NCCEDI held its second meeting on April 23, 2008...
Meeting of the Phare Steering Committee
The Steering Committee of the multi annual Phare program “Improving the condition and ...
Training of policemen for work in Roma environment
Training of policemen for effective work with Roma community took place of April 17 and 18 i...
Bulgarian Prime-Ministers met Roma activits on April 8, the International Roma Day
New Framework Program for Roma Integration that connects, unites and synchronizes th...
One different 8th of April
This year we decided that we would not make concerts - we've decided instead to make something diffe...
Deyan Kolev was elected a Deputy-Chair of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues
Deyan Kolev was elected a Deputy-Chair of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and D...
Session of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues
The first session for 2008 of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic...
Center Amalipe project for intercultural education is approved under Human Resources Development Operational Program
The project “Introducing intercultural education and equal access to quality education...
Center “Amalipe” will participate in the election of observer for the Monitoring Committee of NSRF
Only 3 NGOs will take part in the election of observer from the civil society for the Monito...
Session of the Council for Roma Integration in the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
The first session for 2008 of the Council for Roma Integration in the Ministry of Labour and...
Amalipe newsletter February 2008
You can find in this issue of our newspaper: OBSERVER: the news in brief # Comissioner on human r...
A Bachelor's Wedding in Kamen
The traditional Bulgarian folklore custom Bachelor’s wedding (Men’s marriage) wa...
The Delegated budgets and the Roma education
The Delegated budgets and the Roma education From 2008 the system of the so-called "delegated ...
Session of the Steering Committee of the Multiannual Phare program
Delay of technique supplies and miss-communication with Ministry of Health Care disturb seri...
Meetings of Mrs. Mack Wilson - Policy Officer of U.S.Embassy in Veliko Turnovo
On February 20 and 21 Mrs Joslyn Mack Wilson, Policy Officer of U.S.Embassy visited Veliko Turnovo...
Teodora Krumova participated in a meeting with the Commissioner on human rights of the Council of Europe
Teodora Krumova, Deputy Chair of Center Amalipe, took part in a meeting with the Commissione...
Round-table discussion about the Annual report “Roma integration – 2006” was organized in the Information Center of the European Union
A round-table discussion about the Annual report “Roma integration in Bulgaria –...
European Commission letter to Center Amalipe
A letter concerning the participation of representatives of Roma NGOs in the Monitoring Comm...
Workshop about the Framework program for Roma integration: facts and comment
On January 11 and 12 the Commission for Roma Integration (within the National Council for Co...
Annual report “Roma Integration in Bulgaria – 2006” prepared by Center “Amalipe” was recently published
Annual report “Roma Integration in Bulgaria – 2006” prepared by Center &ld...
Deyan Kolev took part in Peer Review in Dablin
The Chairman of Center “Amalipe” Deyan Kolev took part in Peer Review in Dablin (Ireland...
Training of municipal civil servants from Veliko Turnovo District
Training of municipal civil servants from Veliko Turnovo District how to prepare projects for solvin...
Meeting of Roma working in municipal institutions in Veliko Turnovo District
Center “Amalipe” organized training for Roma who work as civil servants or are elected a...
Catalogue and movie about Burgudjii Roma
Catalogue of handicraft, history and traditions of the Roma from Burgudjii (Blacksmiths) group was r...
Training for Roma civil servants in Veliko Turnovo district
Center “Amalipe” is organizing training for representatives of the ethnic minori...
53 Roma organizations signed a letter to Bulgarian Prime-Minister Stanishev
Fifty-three Roma organizations, including Center "Amalipe", signed a letter to Pri...
Pressconference of Roma organizations about the letter to Prime-Minister Stanishev
More than 50 Roma organizations from the territory of whole Bulgaria signed a letter...
