Indo-Aryan peoples

Council reaffirms commitment to combat discrimination against Roma

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Saturday, March 13, 2021
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Today the Council adopted a recommendation on Roma equality, inclusion and participation, stepping up the member states' commitment to effectively fight discrimination against Roma people and to promote their inclusion in the key areas of education, employment, health and housing.

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  • Today the Council adopted a recommendation on Roma equality, inclusion and participation, stepping up the member states' commitment to effectively fight discrimination against Roma people and to promote their inclusion in the key areas of education, employment, health and housing.
  • The Recommendation also reflects the needs of specific groups and the diversity of the Roma population.
  • It replaces the December 2013 Council recommendation on effective Roma integration measures and has an expanded scope, including measures to:

    The recommendation highlights the importance of the equal participation of Roma in society and of their role in policy-making.

  • It also seeks to improve target setting, data collection, monitoring and reporting and to make mainstream policies more sensitive to Roma equality and inclusion.

Article - Roma discrimination: MEPs call for stronger EU measures

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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Roma exclusion and poverty in Europe

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  • Roma exclusion and poverty in Europe

    Romani people are Europes largest ethnic minority with some six million living in the EU.

  • Many of the Roma people live in marginal and very poor socio-economic conditions and face discrimination, social exclusion and segregation.
  • In addition, only 18% of Roma children transit to higher levels of education and 63% of young Roma are not in education, employment or training.
  • In their resolution adopted in September, MEPs point out that Roma people are more at risk of contracting Covid-19 due to their living conditions.

FRA Director honours Roma Holocaust day

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Monday, August 3, 2020
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The ceremony falls on European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma to honour the memory of the members of Europe’s largest minority murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe.

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The ceremony falls on European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma to honour the memory of the members of Europe’s largest minority murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe.

Roma Holocaust remembrance has lessons for Europe today

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Sunday, August 2, 2020
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Todays rising hate crime and persistent discrimination towards Roma, Sinti and Travellers across Europe underlines the need to learn from the past to build a better future for Roma, as we commemorate Roma Holocaust Memorial Day.

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  • Todays rising hate crime and persistent discrimination towards Roma, Sinti and Travellers across Europe underlines the need to learn from the past to build a better future for Roma, as we commemorate Roma Holocaust Memorial Day.
  • Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on 2 August pays tribute to the Roma victims of the Holocaust.
  • It is a time to remember the 500,000 Roma representing at least a quarter of their total population at that time murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe.
  • Around 4 in 10 Roma were victims of hate-motivated harassment or discrimination in the five years before FRA's survey of Roma across nine EU Member States.

AMG/Parade and Lori Greiner Launch New Lifestyle Publication INSPIRE by Lori Greiner

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
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INSPIRE by Lori Greiner digital content will be featured on a quarterly sub-channel on Parade.com.

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  • INSPIRE by Lori Greiner digital content will be featured on a quarterly sub-channel on Parade.com.
  • "Lori is a hero to women of all ages and in INSPIRE by Lori Greiner, she'll teach her readers how they can be heroes in their own lives."
  • "I'm hoping my readers will connect with me in a whole new way through INSPIRE by Lori Greiner."
  • Lori also has had her own show on QVC-TV, for the past 17 years called "Clever & Unique Creations by Lori Greiner."

Entertainment Software Veteran Brian Hodous Joins ZOTT as President

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018
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DANA POINT, Calif., July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ZOTT , the leading cloud-based patient engagement technology solution, today announced the appointment of Brian Hodous as president, effective immediately.

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  • DANA POINT, Calif., July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ZOTT , the leading cloud-based patient engagement technology solution, today announced the appointment of Brian Hodous as president, effective immediately.
  • Hodous joined ZOTT following his most recent role as president of EAT Club.
  • "A large part of my career has been developing and commercializing entertainment technology for some of the largest companies and brands on earth," said Hodous.
  • ZOTT is the perfect combination of break-out, proprietary technology combined with entertainment with a higher purpose: helping patients through the toughest battles of their lives."