CEB Gives £28 million To Help Europe's Roma

Loans and grants worth more than  £28 million are available to assist impoverished Roma communities, the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has confirmed.

The CEB is a key partner in the Roma Education Fund, established in December 2004 to develop joint programmes with the World Bank, the European Commission, specialised United Nations agencies and the Open Society Institute (OSI).

The bank is also part of the Steering Committee of the 'Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015,' launched in Sofia in February 2005 to provide an international forum to improve Roma’s welfare in four selected priority sectors: housing, education, health and employment.


How the Council of Europe Development Bank helps Roma
Speech by Mr. Raphaël Alomar, Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank
Europe's Social Development Bank