Showing posts with label International Roma Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Roma Day. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Greek Presidency marks International Roma Day

On the occasion of the International Roma Day on 8 April, Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights, Charalampos Athanasiou underlined the EU’s commitment to the protection of Roma rights.

“The Greek Presidency affirms its determination to prevent and combat discrimination against Roma in all its forms and to facilitate the inclusion of Roma in the European societies”, Minister Athanasiou said.

Member States and the EU work together to promote the social inclusion and integration of Roma communities. As Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU’s Justice Commissioner, stated a few days ago: “A wind of change is blowing”.

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