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Strasbourg, 17.12.2008 – The “Dosta! - Congress Prize for Municipalities” for 2008 has been awarded to four cities, as part of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities’ contribution to the Dosta! Campaign. The Prize, established in 2007, rewards municipalities which are distinguished for their participatory and innovative work in combating anti-Gypsyism and promoting the inclusion of Roma in political and social life.

The jury, composed of personalities from the Council of Europe, the European Union and the European Roma and Travellers Forum, has examined 26 applications from Western and Eastern European countries. Speaking at the close of the deliberations, the co-Presidents of the jury – Yavuz Mildon, President of the Congress and Henry Scicluna, Council of Europe Co-ordinator for Roma Issues – expressed the jury’s common appreciation, stressing that “much as in 2007, we all were particularly impressed with the quality of the projects sent in.”