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• Vesti Segodnya reports on establishment of a Roma coalition of the Baltic Sea region

Yesterday, in the framework of the International Roma Day, leaders of Roma communities from Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Sweden have established a Roma coalition of the Baltic Sea region. The aim of the coalition is to join forces to solve on the European level problems facing Roma people, such as ethnic integration into society and labour market, education, preservation of cultural heritage, and combat of discrimination.

Yesterday, in the framework of the International Roma Day, leaders of Roma communities from Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Sweden have established a Roma coalition of the Baltic Sea region. The aim of the coalition is to join forces to solve on the European level problems facing Roma people, such as ethnic integration into society and labour market, education, preservation of cultural heritage, and combat of discrimination. Vesti Segodnya