Yesterday evening the Bulgarian EPP Group Delegation organized a celebration in the European Parliament honouring the International Roma Day. MEP Lívia Járóka, a host of the event spoke about celebrating Roma culture, paying tribute to the centuries-long common history of Roma and non-Roma, and underlined the necessity of effectively implementing the European Framework for National Roma Inclusion Strategies.
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Vice-President Viviane Reding presented the European Commission's work programme for 2012 in the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs yesterday. In her presentation Commissioner Reding highlighted the necessity of effectively implementing the European Roma Strategy and expressed her appreciation for the work done by Rapporteur Lívia Járóka. In her speech MEP Járóka urged the stronger involvement of Roma and marginalized communities into decisions affecting their lives.
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The European Roma Information Office held a conference today in Brussels titled "Remembering the Forgotten Roma Holocaust". Participant MEP Lívia Járóka reminded in her speech, that the ignorance concerning Roma history expressed by the majority society has contributed to a lot of prejudice and it could also represent an obstacle of their acceptance and inclusion. She urged therefore to support researchers in raising awareness of the centuries-long common history that majority societies share with Roma.
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