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  In letter to Amalipe chair Deyan Kolev the Secretary of State Mrs. Hillary Clinton expressed satisfaction from the meeting with Roma activists that took place during her visit in Bulgaria on February 5 as well as recognition for the efforts of Roma organizations. “Dear Mr. Kolev, it was a pleasure meeting with you and your colleagues in the Roma community during my trip to Bulgaria. Our candid discussion was invaluable and added greatly to my understanding of the Roma community and the considerably efforts that you and others are making to further your individual...

A conference to discuss the future of the Centers for Community Development was held from March 26 to March 28, 2012 in the building of the Municipality of Elin Pelin. It was organized by Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance Amalipe, Veliko Tarnovo under “Promoting participatory filed-work at grassroots level in marginalized and traditional Roma communities” project, funded by Daphne III Program of the European Commission. This was one of the serial meetings of the Steering Committee of the project where took part Mrs. Anna Marie Vilamovska - Secretary...

  Technical meeting “Structural funds contribution to the inclusion of marginalized communities” brought together representatives of Managing authorities of ESF and ERDF funded operational programs from all 27 EU member states, representatives of European Commission,  experts from World bank, UNDP, and NGOs. The meeting was organized by DG EMPL and DG JUST and took place on March 21. Data collection, the need of permanent monitoring of the Roma integration strategies, pilot initiatives for improving the living conditions of Roma supported by ERDF-ESF...

  VELIKO TURNOVO, 09–10TH JUNE 2012 We have the pleasure to announce and invite you to participate in the 9th Edition of the Children’s Roma Festival ‘Open Heart’ – town Veliko Turnovo. The festival organized by the Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance ‘Amalipe’ in partnership with the Municipality of Veliko Turnovo. It will be held from 9th to 10th  June 2012 in the Park ‘Marno pole’, Veliko Turnovo. Approximately 1,000 students take part in the event each year. They are basically students from different...

  More than 300 representatives of the European Commission, national governments and Roma NGOs took part in the Fifth meeting of European Roma Platform. It took place on March 22 in Brussels and was aimed to discuss the first preliminary findings about the National Roma Integration Strategies submitted by all 27 EU member states to the European Commission.   The meeting was opened by Vice-President and Commissioner on Justice Viviane Reding, the MEP Livia Jaroka and the Danish Minister on Social Affairs and Integration Keren Hekkerup. Through video-massage the participants...