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Why a ‘stand alone’ health programme is better for citizens’ health?

March 19, 2018

The EU’s budget line for EU health action (‘the Health programme’) will be either dismantled and mashed into the ‘soup’ of the Single Market with other ingredients such as food safety, animal, and plant health or will remain a stand-alone programme which would be actually better for citizens. Here is why. Cooking a healthy EU… » read more

Posted by Hungarian-European Citizen

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), EU Priorities 2020, Health & Consumers, medicines, Public Health, Regional Policy, Roma

Hungarian Commitment to Healthy Romani Children post 2020?

December 11, 2017

While national governments, EU institutions and civil society met late November 2017 in Brussels during 11th European Platform for Roma inclusion to discuss education and employment situation of Roma, it seems that there is a Hungarian commitment to push for a renewed post 2020 EU Roma Framework mainstreaming healthy children. Is it rhetoric or will… » read more

Posted by Hungarian-European Citizen

blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), Education, European citizens, European Integration, Health & Consumers, Hungary, National minorities, Public Health, Roma, Social Europe, Social Europe & Jobs

‘Let’s Stop Budapest!’ – for Hungary, but by Hungarians

April 18, 2017

Genval, 14th April 2017 – Harassment of independent and critical NGOs, attempt to close the Central European University, mass anti-European campaign called ‘Let’s stop Brussels!’, violating Human Rights of Asylum seekers and antigypsyism resulting segregated education are the recent scandals in Hungary. If you look at them one-by-one and together, they can be considered as… » read more

Posted by Hungarian-European Citizen

blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), EU news & updates, European citizens, European Integration, Hungary, Roma

EU Roma Week for a positive post-2020 Roma agenda?

March 30, 2017

Genval, 29th March 2017 – The Second European Parliament Roma Week put the spotlight again on the issue of Roma integration in Europe and its future post-2020. What about the mid-term review of the EU actions on Roma: is the glass half-full or half-empty? And what is the role of strategic litigation for the Roma… » read more

Posted by Hungarian-European Citizen

blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), Education, EU Priorities 2020, Hungary, Languages & Culture, Public Health, Roma, Social Europe, Social Europe & Jobs

Roma Platform: mixed responsibility or missed opportunity?

December 5, 2016

Genval, 2 December 2016 – While the European Commission tried to bring together all stakeholders including Member States, Agencies, MEPs, NGOs and Roma themselves to demonstrate strong commitment for Roma integration, the final outcome could be questionable in light of the low turn out, the limited plenary space for Roma to speak and the lack… » read more

Posted by Hungarian-European Citizen

blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), medicines, National minorities, Public Health, Roma, Social Europe, Social Europe & Jobs

International Roma Day: an opportunity to celebrate, but also to recall the urgent need for action against the exclusion of Roma

April 8, 2008

Tomorrow, 8 April, the world celebrates International Roma Day[1]. The European Roma Policy Coalition (ERPC)[2] is taking an active part in these celebrations and highlights on this occasion the important cultural diversity which the Roma, Sinti and Traveller communities bring to the European Union. But these celebrations are also an opportunity to remind citizens and… » read more

anti-discrimination, anti-racism, Roma

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