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Brussels, 17-18 January 2013 - The Congress of Roma mediators from the Council of Europe/European Commission ROMED programme took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. As well as Roma mediators and trainers from several different countries, participants at the event included EU Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou and the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe for Roma issues, Jeroen Schokkenbroek. The message of the Council of Europe Secretary General is available online. Several European Union and Council of Europe officials were present together with representatives from other INGOs and organisations such as the Open Society Foundations, Roma Education Fund, UNESCO, OSCE/ODIHR to listen to and support over 250 Roma and Travellers from the 20 countries participating in the Programme.
