On 8 April, we celebrate the International Roma Day in order to commemorate the first worldwide Roma meeting. On this day we have opportunity to realise that difficult Roma situation resounds not only in the Slovak Republic but in almost all Europe.
For this reason, it is important to move the Roma issue to the foreground of the European political agenda. The pan-European extent of this issue requires joining the efforts of particular states, cooperation between international intergovernmental as well as non-governmental organisation, including the direct participation of Roma themselves.
The solution of Roma´s problem is being considered by the Slovak Republic as one of the priorities of its policy. The European conference ‘Education and training of Roma children and Youth: the way forward,’ which will take place in Bratislava on April 8 –9, within the framework of the Slovak Chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, is one of the contributions to this issue. The conference will provide opportunities for key issues of Roma´s education to be openly discussed within the context of positive and lively debate.