E/CN.4/2005/18 page 15 40. The first of these two studies collates information on access to public health systems for Roma women, taking as its point of departure the principle that the improvement of those women’s health will benefit not only the women themselves but also the Roma community as a whole. The study attempts to identify the mechanisms that could make women more aware of their rights and their health and empower them to take more control over their own health and that of their families. It also attempts to identify the kind of legislation that is needed to facilitate access to health and to give effect to the rights of Roma women in this domain. 41. The second study looks at primary education systems in the 25 member countries of the European Union and the extent to which they facilitate the education of Roma children and their integration into the education system and society. It also looks at how far and in what way those education systems transmit knowledge of Roma culture and Roma society to other students. The study is intended to identify good practices that could be used in all countries in the region. 42. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the work which the Monitoring Centre does to promote the rights of the Roma. In view of the commitment which it shows and the quality of its work, the Special Rapporteur has decided, in a spirit of complementarity, to limit his future reports on Europe to describing and supporting the Centre’s activities. 43. Finally, the Special Rapporteur’s attention was drawn to the more subtle forms of discrimination in popular speech which stigmatize particular ethnic groups. For example, the terms “Mongol”, “Mongolian” or “Mongoloid” are used inappropriately in the French language to denote a person who is mentally feeble or insane; this gives rise to discrimination against persons of Mongolian origin, who are very hurt by this usage. III. REGIONAL COOPERATION 44. On 7 and 8 October 2004, the Special Rapporteur went to Vienna, at the invitation of the Monitoring Centre, the European Union agency responsible for providing the Union and its member countries with objective, reliable and comparable data on racism and xenophobia, to help in the formulation of policies on combating racism and xenophobia. The Special Rapporteur wanted to have a meeting with the Centre in order to exchange information about their respective activities and methods of work. The Monitoring Centre told the Special Rapporteur about the comparative studies which it has produced or is working on at present, including on the subject of racist crimes, violence, education, housing, employment, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and the situation of the Roma. Areas where the Centre and the Special Rapporteur could fruitfully cooperate in the future were identified with a view to coordinating activities, avoiding duplication of effort, and using the expertise of each side in a complementary manner. 45. In keeping with the spirit of collaboration established during the visit, Ms. Beate Winkler, Director of the Monitoring Centre, decided to attend the seminar on the defamation of religions held in Barcelona, Spain, from 11 to 14 September 2004. The Special Rapporteur then participated, on 19 November 2004, in an anti-racism prize-giving ceremony organized by German television in Vienna, in collaboration with the Director.