Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategies in Spain written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been some significant changes with regards Roma inclusion at Spanish level after establishing democracy. Improved access to education and public health services could perhaps be considered one example of Roma inclusion. However, we are still far from reaching optimum levels of political representation, general society’s acceptance of the Roma community, and the overcoming of antigypsyism.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in Spain written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policies for Roma men and women have been developed for barely 40 years in Spain. The first public policy, known as the Roma Development Plan, was more about promoting active integration policies for the Roma population in Spain than about results and funding. Apart from actions developed at the national level, the so-called Comprehensive Roma Community Plans proliferated at the regional level from the beginning of the century because most social policies in Spain were transferred to the regions (Comunidades Autónomas), including the areas of education, housing, participation, empowerment of women, youth, etc.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in Spain written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have barely been 40 years of policy development in favour of Roma in Spain; the first public policy is known as the "Roma Development Plan". In addition to the actions developed at national level, since the beginning of the century, so-called "comprehensive plans for the Roma population" have extended to the regional level, because the responsibility of implementing the majority of social policies in Spain is transferred to the regions (in Spanish terminology: Autonomous Communities), including the areas of education, housing, participation, the empowerment of women, youth, etc. These policies have gone through different stages, depending on the socio-economic status of the country and the interest of regional authorities in promoting comprehensive plans for the Roma. After the enactment of the "European Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies" in 2011, the Spanish Government launched the "National Strategy for Social Inclusion of the Roma Community in Spain 2012-2020" (NRIS). This strategy has been included in several biannual "operational plans", the first plan was prepared for the period 2014-2016 while the latest plan was approved for the period 2018-2020. These operational plans allow Spain to adapt the objectives and planned results of the NRIS to changing needs. In the process of preparing this report, the authors used several research techniques. The most important method was conducting in-depth interviews with key actors involved in the development and implementation of the NRIS , such as policymakers from the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain (MSSSI),representatives of several associations, foundations and Roma federations, the National Advisory Council for Roma People (CEPG), public officials from different state levels and other professionals who have volunteered to be interviewed by our team. The knowledge and experience of the Roma organisations that are part of the working group that prepared this report and the coordination work carried out by Khetane Platform have been valuable, both for facilitating the interviews and for the documentary archives they have provided.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in the Czech Republic written by Jan Stejskal and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intersectional discrimination and segregation are the issues of greatest concern in all of the sectoral fields investigated here with respect to Roma in the Czech Republic, which is a wealthy European country ranked just ahead of Italy and just behind Spain on the Human Development Index. Age, ethnicity, financial solvency and gender are the parameters that intersect to render life dramatically difficult for the 3% of the population who are Roma. In the most extreme cases, Roma find themselves stuck in circumstances where they are not just disadvantaged, but exploited; the benefit for others to be had from their cheap labour or status as state-subsidised renters acts as a disincentive to their being able to extricate themselves from debt and poverty, as employers and landlords have incentives to exploit them and perpetuate the policy arrangements that render them exploitable.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on the Quality of the National Strategic Framework for Roma Equality Inclusion and Participation in Spain written by and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main strength of the 'National Strategy for Roma Equality, Inclusion and Participation 2021-2030' (NRSF) in Spain is its inclusion of the fight against antigypsyism as a cross-cutting issue, representing an advance on the 'National Roma Integration Strategy 2012- 2020' (NRIS). However, we observe shortcomings relating to the commitment implicit in the 'EU Roma Strategic Framework for Equality, Inclusion and Participation 2020-2030' (EURSF) to the creation of indicators which can provide the data necessary for the design of effective public policies, as well as the funding and monitoring of the achievement of objectives set out in it. The significant delay in drafting the first Operational Plan presents an obvious difficulty, given that it will not be approved before September or October 2022. This will be almost a year after the approval of the NRSF, and 22 months after it nominally came into force.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in Luxembourg written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020 guidelines issues by EC in 2011, Luxembourg has opted for an integrated set of policy measures within broader social inclusion policies for implementing its equivalent of a National Roma Integration Strategy (NRIS). To date, Luxembourg failed to report on the implementation of the NRIS. The EC available assessments from 2012 and 2014 were unable to indicate their impact in education, employment, health, housing, anti-discrimination and funding on Roma specifically. According to the government, ethnic data collection is forbidden and therefore all actions referenced in the integrated set of measures apply equally to all community citizens and their family members without any distinctions. According to the Council of Europe statistics, the Roma community in Luxembourg is very small in size (approx. 300 persons), but diverse and dispersed across the country. There is little to no data about the situation of Roma communities in Luxembourg; there are no registered Roma NGOs or community leaders to represent the interests of Roma communities at national level. When Luxembourg drafted its NRIS, no prior needs assessment or consultation with Roma representatives was conducted. In these conditions, the NRIS adoption appears as a formal compliance with the EU requirements, which cannot produce any real effect for the target group.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in Austria written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roma inclusion policies have been in place in Austria since the Roma were recognised as a national minority in 1993. Before, civil society was active to fight discrimination and gain the status as a national minority. Following the EU framework on national Roma integration strategies (NRIS) in 2011, a National Roma Contact Point (NRCP) was established in the Federal Chancellery. This NRCP then presented the already existing programmes as an integrated set of policy measures for Roma inclusion and founded a dialogue platform on Roma inclusion to foster exchange between the administration and the Roma civil society. In 2016, a National Roma Integration Strategy was issued and open for consultation. In 2017, the NRIS was revised by the NRCP and adopted by the government. The strategy is dedicated to improving the situation of Roma by addressing education, employment, fight against antigypsyism, empowerment of women and youth, empowerment of Roma civil society and enhancing participation. The areas of health and housing are not included in the NRIS. The process of the dialogue platform and the development of the NRIS brought an increased interest in and more awareness on the situation of Roma in parts of the administration, especially on the national level. To some extent, Roma inclusion gained increased priority. Despite this, the NRIS did not set ambitious objectives and did not bring a significant change in Roma inclusion regarding education, housing and health care. In employment, the NRIS led to a Roma targeted ESF-programme which enabled civil society to extend support activities and develop new projects for Roma. For this report, the available public resources on the NRIS and Roma inclusion policy were analysed. Further, the relevant existing data on the four policy areas employment, housing, health and education were examined and are presented in the report. The perspective of civil society is represented through publications, the documentation of the NRIS process, interviews with civil society representatives and the long-term experience of Romano Centro.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in Italy written by Donatella De Vito and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first two Roma civil monitor reports, we focused our attention on the structural and horizontal preconditions for the successful implementation of the national strategy and assessed the progress of the strategy in key policies areas; like housing, employment, health and education. The analysis underlined that, besides isolated cases, no real improvements can be seen on the ground of Roma inclusion. Despite isolated progress in some regions, many problems still persist and hinder the implementation of the NRIS; and it appears difficult to remove them without a radical change of direction in respect to what has been done so far. This report is aimed at identifying the blind spots that have had and have an impact on the implementation of the National strategy, and the gaps that should be bridged by more effective inclusion governmental policies and measures in order to develop more effective inclusion policies.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in Netherlands written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The results of the implementation of the policy measures aimed to integrate Roma in Netherlands are very difficult to assess. Firstly, most of the measures are mainstreamed and Roma are considered a potential target group. Secondly, the ethnically disaggregated data are absent, reducing drastically the possibility to evaluate if the measures have even reached Roma and with what results. Roma, Sinti and Travellers are involved in the policy cycle to a minimum extent, regardless if they are considered potential target or “the target” group. They were not consulted when the set of integrated policy measures was drafted to be sent to Brussel, as part of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020.1 In many instances, Roma are not aware of those policies. Roma are treated as subjects or beneficiaries in most projects/programs, and rarely as real partner in the policy design, implementation or evaluation, be it at national or local level. The relatively small size of the Roma population makes it irrelevant for the politicians and policy makers but made visible in the public discourse with references mainly to i.e. “socially unacceptable and criminal behaviour and exploitation of Roma children”.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategies in Greece written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the positive developments of the period between 1995-2005, Roma inclusion in Greece has now returned to the bleak situation of the 1980s. Currently, most Greek Roma suffer from inequalities in the fields of housing, education, health care and employment due to their ethnic background, and they face discriminatory behaviour from state officials and the public.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in Croatia written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is 16,975 Roma in Croatia, representing 0.40 per cent of the overall population, however, according to the recent data collection project developed in support of an efficient implementation of the NRIS, it is said that around 25,000 to up to 30,000 Roma live in Croatia. Croatia recognises Roma among 22 national minorities, whose political, social and cultural development is supported by law and specific policies. Nevertheless, Roma are considered to be the most vulnerable ethnic group; therefore, since 2003 the government has developed specialised measures aimed at supporting Roma’s social inclusion, including affirmative action. The measures are described in the National Roma Inclusion Strategy and its Action Plan for Implementation, which are also the two main basic documents for the Roma inclusion.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategies in Latvia written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, at the political level no significant changes in regards to the representation of the Roma interests have taken place. The standard of living and integration of the Roma has somewhat improved; however, faster and more purposeful solution of the existing problems is being significantly slowed down by the lack of horizontal cooperation within ministries and government institutions. Barriers for the Roma integration in the labour market over the past few years have not decreased, which is the result of the lack of awareness about the impact of positive discrimination on the development of the community and the economic growth of the territory. The activity and willingness to participate in the activities implemented within state and EU programmes and projects is low. The Ministry of Culture is the responsible authority for the coordination of the national Roma integration policy planning and implementation, yet several line ministries have not been granted particular responsibilities in working with the Roma community. There are no purposeful programmes for the Roma as the direct target group; the existing EU and state programmes are directed to a wider target group, including the Roma, and the goal of such programmes is the inclusion of social risk groups and the elimination of discrimination. Positive is the tendency of the recent years in terms of the availability of state financial sources for the Roma civil society organizations.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in Slovakia written by Jarmila Lajcakova and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report focuses on access to sports, monitoring and evaluation of large-scale programmes and policies targeting mainstream. We have selected these areas because they either present blind spots in Roma inclusion policies or their importance and/or implementation is underestimated. These areas thus in our view, deserve significantly more attention in the post-2020 efforts to increase the impact of Roma inclusion policies.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategies in Bulgaria written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As in previous years, the period of 2016-2017 does not mark any significant advances in the implementation of the NRIS. Improvements have been observed in the usage of EU funds for Roma inclusion (especially ESF and partly ERDF funds, while the engagement of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) remains problematic) and for education (especially in reducing early school leaving and increasing participation in different levels of education, although segregation remains a problem). Deterioration is obvious in the fields of governance (especially regarding the legitimacy of the National Roma Contact Point (NRCP) and the consultative process with civil society) and antigypsyism (with a significant rise in anti-Roma rhetoric, publications and even actions). Serious challenges, however, remain in all fields. The overall political context for Roma integration has encountered controversial developments over the last year. On the one hand, the parliamentary majority established both before and after the general elections in March 2017 and the governing coalition for the past eight months include nationalist parties known for their anti-Roma rhetoric. On the other hand, some current mainstream policies of the current Government have a real opportunity to accelerate Roma integration, especially in the field of education. The period of 2016-2017 marked the full collapse of the legitimacy of both the NRCP and the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Integration Issues (NCCEII), which have been fully abandoned by the Roma NGOs and cannot implement their consultative and coordination roles. The policy dialogue between the Government and the Roma organisations is not terminated but occurs through other consultative formats (such as the Monitoring Committees of the EU co-funded Operational Programmes) and direct dialogue between NGOs and institutions. The usage of EU funds for Roma inclusion has increased significantly during this period. Combined with absent or low state budget investment and the crises of the NCCEII, this has gradually converted the use of these funds from technical means to ones that combine policy design and policy implementation.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategies in Italy written by Donatella De Vito and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Italy there are no accurate figures on the current number of Roma, Sinti and Caminanti (RSC), even if the estimation provided by the EC indicates the number of 110,000 to 180,000 individuals, which represents around 0.23 to 0.25 per cent of the total population. The lack of knowledge about RSC Communities, accompanied by a high level of prejudice and discrimination, has exacerbated the idea that this population would be nomadic, hostile to sedentary life and, therefore in need of specific and temporary housing solutions. Still today, even if Opera Nomadi (the historical Italian association helping Roma and Sinti) estimates that around 60-80 per cent of the RSC in Italy live in houses, these camps continue to be designed and built by local authorities. Around 30,000 to 40,000 of RSC live in “nomad camps”, in a condition of severe housing precariousness and social marginalization. It is within this framework that the Italian Government approved the National Strategy for the Inclusion of Roma, Sinti and Caminanti (NRIS), which was drafted by the National Office against Racial Discrimination (UNAR) in collaboration with several stakeholders, civil society organization and Roma representatives. The Strategy has been evaluated positively by different key actors at national and European level because it has marked an important break with the past, abandoning the concept of nomadism and adopting a broader approach to promote RSC inclusion. However, six years after its approval, several delays in its implementation have been registered, as the national government has not implemented any concrete programme to eradicate RSC housing exclusion and most of the local authorities are very far from reaching the expected results. Despite isolated progress in some regions, such as Emilia Romagna, many problems still persist the NRIS implementation, and it appears difficult to remove them without a radical change of direction in respect to what has been done so far. The limited powers that UNAR has to ensure the implementation of the NRIS at local level, together with the poor capacity to coordinate actions among the different institutional levels, has negatively impacted on the development of Local Action Plans for RSC inclusion. In fact, according to the current legislation, at local level everything is left to the discretion of the local institutions, that have powers to decide whether and how to adopt it. As a result of that, only 11 Regions out of 20 have set up the consultative meetings aimed at agreeing how to implement the NRIS at local level, but only Emilia Romagna Region has promoted and approved a regional law aimed at closing the Roma municipal camps, and actions aimed at supporting RSC inclusion. Moreover, there are several regional and local authorities that not only do not implement the NRIS, but even deny it, keeping on maintaining – or even opening – new mono-ethnic residential areas and camps. Moreover, the delay in the implementation of the NRIS in the two regions in which RSC presence and exclusion is higher, such as Lazio and Lombardy, is particularly significant. In Lazio, the regional consultations started only in 2015, while in Lombardy it has not even been organized yet.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in Portugal written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report aims to contribute to the reflection and assessment of the implementation of the National Strategy for Roma Communities Integration (ENICC) with a focus on issues related to the antigypsyism (addressing stereotyped speeches in public services and the media; victim support and access to justice; and, finally, how civil society can be involved in tackling antigypsyism) and to the assessment and monitoring of national programmes designed to promote greater social inclusion for Roma communities. The Portuguese government approved, through the Resolution of the Council of Ministers, the ENICC for the period 2013-2020. Its development and implementation has been coordinated by the High Commissioner for Migration (ACM) and represents an important milestone in social policy, targeting Roma communities in Portugal. In November 2018, ENICC's review was approved. This review claimed the need for changes, both in redefining the ENICC, regarding the clarification and operationalisation of measures, and in setting priority areas for interventions such us: equality between women and men, knowledge about Roma people and their participation in the implementation of ENICC. In recent years, we have witnessed some achievements in implementation of the planned measures, such as the work and emergence of initiatives organised by the civil society - which were mainly promoted by Roma associations and movements of Roma citizens. There has also been specific attention from the public authorities. However, these efforts are not yet sufficient to achieve the effective inclusion of these communities specifically in the fight against antigypsyism and existing stereotypes and prejudices. The report reflects some of the concerns voiced by Roma civil society that draw the attention to the need for defining measures and programmes aimed at promoting effective inclusion of Roma communities.

Download or read book Civil Society Monitoring Report on Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy in Greece written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It can be stated that the situation of Greek Roma in Greece is again "one step" before the implementation of a multifaceted policy, which has the characteristics of a strategy and which, if it is methodically implemented, could yield, in a relatively short time, visible positive results. Only recently it was established an institution in charge of the Greek Roma issues, specifically, the Special Secretariat for Roma Inclusion which acts as the focal point for collecting and disseminating information, for planning, but also for receiving complaints, and suggestions for improving the social inclusion of Greek Roma people. The monitoring process of the entire planning during the past two years required considerable cooperation efforts among different agencies, organisations and individuals. Such a holistic approach helped in linking measures and results of among different thematic areas. During 2019, significant developments are foreseen for Greek Roma, it is expected that the focus will be on evaluating and reflecting on the implementation of the Roma policy and actions, and the thoughts are that this period will not be one of fall back.