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Thanks to European funding, the Ministry of Culture will be able to continue implementing the project “Latvian Roma Platform VIII”. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the report on the project’s progress and the allocation of the necessary funds the day before, the ministry reported in a press release.

The funds are to be spent between May 1, 2025 and April 30, 2027. The funds were allocated from the pan-European program “Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values” following a competition for projects designed to promote equality, inclusiveness and participation of the Roma minority in society. The total funding for the project is 221,657 euros, of which 199,491 euros (90%) are funds provided by the European Commission.

• На средства ЕС в Латвии будет поддержана «Ромская платформа». In: LSM. 11.12.2024. https://rus.lsm.lv/statja/novosti/obschestvo/11.12.2024-na-sredstva-es-v-latvii-budet-podderzana-romskaya-platforma.a579768/

Attitudes towards Roma in Latvian society are changing – and for the better, admitted the President of the International Association of Roma Normunds Rudevich on the air of the Open Conversation program of Latvian Radio 4. Roma, according to him, feel integrated, but there are problems that still lie ahead.

“For Roma, integration is an outdated word. We are integrated both culturally and nationally. We are looking for our place in this state, in employment – this is our main problem. It is important that people come to our events. Only with positivity can you change attitudes and kill stereotypes,” says Normunds Rudevich.

• Мы ищем место в этом государстве — президент Международного объединения ромов. In: Rus.LSM. 22.07.2024. https://rus.lsm.lv/statja/novosti/analitika/22.07.2024-my-ishhem-mesto-v-etom-gosudarstve-prezident-mezdunarodnogo-obedineniya-romov.a562281/