Over a hundred people – representatives of the civil sector, academia and the diplomatic corps in our country – participated in the conference “The Next 10: Bulgaria and the World in 2035”, organized by the Open Society Institute – Sofia Foundation. The occasion of the conference was the 35th anniversary of the foundation’s establishment, and […]
The Monitoring Committee of the Education Programme held its Sixth meeting, at which it approved the creation of a new special Priority 5 “Civic Preparedness in the Education System”, aimed at increasing the knowledge and skills of students and teachers for protection and response to crises. The new operations and systemic projects that are yet […]
European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib hosted a Dialogue on the Implementation of the EU Strategic Framework for Roma Equality, Inclusion and Participation and the National Roma Strategic Frameworks, which took place on 12 November in Brussels. The event brought together over thirty representatives of Roma and pro-Roma organisations working at European and national level. Bulgaria was […]
Restrictive legislation and threats to the civil sector were among the main issues that representatives of Center Amalipe raised at the European Roma Platform and the Conference on Human Dimensions of the Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe. They also touched upon important issues related to the Roma community – the lack of political support […]
Reading the words of Deyan Kolev, which I will introduce to you below, my mind naturally drifted to a dark, magical, yet fictional world—the fantasy universe of Harry Potter, with which I grew up. Fans will likely remember how, in the fifth book, the “Grand Inquisitor” Dolores Umbridge, appointed by the “Ministry of Magic,” which […]
As a student, I was enthusiastic about studying philosophy from Plato’s dialogues. I was particularly influenced by the dialogues Phaedo, Phaedrus, and Symposium, in which Plato (through the voice of his teacher Socrates) argues for the immortality of the soul and discusses love. It’s normal—many teenagers wonder whether our souls are immortal, and everyone is […]
Amalipe Center continues its initiative with the next episode of the podcast “Success Stories and Friendship in Action”. Within the podcast, we will meet you with people who motivate, inspire and make the world a better place. We will talk about dreams, the path to success, tolerance, discrimination and education. We will also discuss the […]
Representatives of OSCE – ODIHR and other OSCE institutions, delegations of several member states and NGOs took part in the launching event of the Forth Status Report Implementation of the Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area. The event took place in Vienna on December 8th. Center Amalipe […]
The 16th edition of the European Roma Platform took place on November 30th in Madrid, Spain. The event was attended by European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli, Spanish Minister of Social Affairs Pablo Bustindui, Members of the European Parliament, representatives of National Contact Points, European and national institutions, and non-governmental organizations. The main topic […]
European Commissioners Helena Dali (Equality) and Vera Jourova (Values and Transparency) discussed the implementation of policies for equality, inclusion and participation of the Roma, as well as the difficulties facing the use of European funds with non-governmental organizations from the “Roma Civil Monitoring” consortium in Bulgaria. The meeting was held online on February 22. Along […]