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The European Roma Information Office (ERIO) invites you to attend a conference with European local authorities which will be held on 27th November at the European Economic and Social Committee, room TRE 7701 (7th floor), 74 rue de Treves, 1040 Brussels from 09:30-17:00.

Roma in Europe continue to face constant discrimination. Segregation in education, poor housing, violence and forced evictions are some of the types of discrimination they face in their daily lives. As a way to improve the integration of the 10-12 million Roma across Europe, in 2011 the European Commission adopted an EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020.

Against this backdrop, this European level conference will gather together representatives of local authorities from across Europe. It aims to provide a platform for discussion and exchange of information between the different local authorities in Europe concerning the NRIS and the implementation of the Racial Equality Directive (RED). Secondly, to facilitate the exchange of successful practices and identify the challenges faced by local/regional authorities in the NRIS and RED implementation and any potential solutions to overcome them.

 More information and registration details available here.