On the International Roma Day, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev and the Vice President Iliana Yotova awarded the winners of the student competition “I have a dream: to study and live together”. The competition was organized by the Center Amalipe. In his speech President Radev stated that the strategy for the […]
Hundreds of Roma women and children from Ukraine are currently trapped in the war in Ukraine and Moldova. They cannot continue to other countries or seek shelter due to lack of documents. And so the most vulnerable become even more vulnerable. Fellow volunteers from NGOs in Ukraine, Moldova and Romania have been supporting them for […]
Center Amalipe and Friedrich Ebert Foundation organized a high-level forum “Policies for equality, inclusion and participation of Roma: an investment in a better future for Bulgaria” on February 15, 2022. The online Forum was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Kalina Konstantinova, MPs from the six main parliamentary groups (excluding Vazrazhdane, who were deliberately excluded from […]
The Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “Amalipe” together with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation are organizing a discussion forum “Policies for Equality, Inclusion and Roma Participation: Investing in a Better Future of Bulgaria”, which will be held on 15.02.2022. from 14:00 and which will be held online via Facebook Live. Purpose of the forum: Presentation […]
For the 13th year, on January 13th (and 14th), dozens of children from the schools of the Amalipe Center network “Every student will be an excellent student” opened the doors of the most responsible institutions in the country, as well as the diplomatic corps, for Roma culture, traditions, values. On January 13 and 14, dozens […]
Deyan Kolev Continuation and expansion of key education policies from previous years, completely innovative policy solutions on other important thematic areas such as delegated school budgets and quality of education, and lack of explicit commitments to topics such as intercultural education, educational integration, school segregation, etc. This can be seen in the thematic Annexes to […]
The European Commission has set up a group to consult civil society organizations on Roma issues. The group will include Roma and pro-Roma organizations active at European level. They will advise the European Commission on key decisions related to Roma equality, inclusion and participation policies. The group will be coordinated by the DG for Justice. […]
The structure of the second government, proposed by “There is such a people” on August 3, includes the position of Minister (without Portfolio) for Roma Affairs. Dr. Antonia Valentinova has been nominated for it again. The ITN program declaration on the consensus priorities achieved with the parliamentary parties DB, IBGNI and BSP also includes intentions […]
For the first time, the post of “Minister (without Portfolio) for Roma Affairs” is being created. For the first time, a Roma woman has been nominated for a ministerial position. The introduction of the position of “Minister (without Portfolio) on Roma Affairs” is a step that could accelerate the integration process, but at the same […]
In its decision of 09.06.2021, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Bulgaria ruled that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense in the previous government Krassimir Karakachanov discriminated against with his anti-Roma statement of January 8, 2019 in the Plovdiv village of Voyvodinovo. This is clear from a decision of the Supreme […]