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Simona’s house in Alesd, Romania under construction

Simona and her children couldn’t have gone through another winter in the cottage they called home.

“We have more and more local administrations that want to work with us” - SRSG for Roma Issues on ROMACT

Valeriu Nicolae talks about ROMACT and ROMED as successful long-term programmes that bring about concrete results at local level

Romania – school transport fees for children to be covered by the government

The Romanian Government has recently approved a new measure meant to encourage children to stay in school, in particular children coming from the most disadvantaged families.

Vaccination and information campaigns initiated by CAGs in Romania

The vaccination and information campaigns address health-related priorities that were identified by the CAG and this action demonstrates that the Roma community can be engaged and mobilised with tangible results achieved.

Community Action Group mobilises Roma community for cleaning action in Turda, Romania

Rubber gloves, boots, shovels, and other necessary materials were provided by the ROMACT Romania National Support Team while the municipality of Turda provided logistical support, providing collection and disposal of the garbage gathered during the day.

Community Action Group in Alesd, Romania, starts "A home for Simona" campaign

The idea was initated by the Community Action Group (CAG) in Alesd and put into practice with the support of the ROMACT Romania National Support Team.

Romania – Extension of deadline for applications for POCU 4.1

These call for projects are financed under the specific objectives 4.1 Local Integrated Development in marginalized communities with a Roma minority and 4.2 Local Integrated Development in marginalized communities.

Romania – Breakthrough simplifications of procedures for child registration

One of the measures should have a positive impact on Roma communities and in particular on the issue of lack of Identification Documents (IDs).

ROMACT training for municipal staff in Romania

“The training programme focused on real problems that we meet. All expectations I had were met. The training programme managed to capture my attention, focused on practical application, to the point. I have learnt a lot of things”

Call for Expression of Interest - ROMACT Facilitators- deadline 11 December 2015

The Council of Europe is establishing a pool of Facilitators to work with public administration services in the municipalities included in the ROMACT Programme.

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