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were selected for the peer-to-peer exchange organized in Bucharest. This action entailed the participation to the meeting of the Romanian National Council for Combating Discrimina- tion (NCCD) in charge with reviewing complaints and to a number of other meetings with Romanița Iordache, expert in the area of fighting discrimination and member of various NGOs, one representative of the National Agency for Equality of Opportunity (ANES), the National Agency for Disabled (ANPD), the NGOs that are actively involved in the fight against discrimination, and Remus Cernea, an independent MP (from the Romanian Chamber of Deputies) and an activist for the fight against discrimination.

In addition to the monthly conversations, the assistance provided over Skype and email dis- cussions on the on-going discrimination cases, a number of priorities were seen as opportune by the representatives of the two partner Councils involved in the project implementation:

• • Develop Public Policies and Advocacy by establishing guidelines in order to support

the review of policy documents and pieces of legislation from the point of view of non-discrimination and equality;

• • International cooperation and development of relationship with the European Network

of equality bodies - EQUINET - and other institutions that promote the equality in the region (NCCD made constant efforts to include CPEDAE in EQUINET, the CPEDAE Activity Report was translated into English and disseminated to all EQUINET mem- bers, study tours to Croatia and Slovakia were organized)

• • Practical recommendations on the development and implementation of Twinning

Projects, including on the outcomes, based on NCCD experience.

The Project “Improve measures to fight discrimination at national level, with the broad participation of experts and civil society” The Project called “Improve the measures to fight discrimination at national level with the broad participation of expert and civil society” brings together the expertise of two partners, namely the National Council for Combating Discrimination and the Council of Europe, and was implemented under the second component of the Program RO 10 - Children and young people at risk and local and regional initiatives aimed at reducing disparities at national level and promoting social inclusion: support to the cooperation among public authorities, the civil society and the private sector, with a view to reduce disparities at national level, focusing on the promotion of a non-discrimination mind-set that is inclusive at local level.

Project Promoter: National Council for Combating Discrimination

Partner: Council of Europe, through the Democratic Citizenship and Participation board

Funding Source: The 2009 – 2014 Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area

(EEA)

Budget allocated: 399,990 euros

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