COM(2011)173 - EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020

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Legal instrument	Communication
reference by COM-number71	COM(2011)173
Additional COM-numbers	COM(2011)173
CELEX number74	52011DC0173

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• 1. 

  The term
   
• 2. 

  COM(2010) 133, p.5.
  
   
• 3. 

  Fundación Secretariado Gitano, Health and the Roma community, analysis of the situation in Europe , 2009. The study looks at Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain.
  
   
• 4. 

  A Communication on a European Agenda for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals is foreseen in 2011.
  
   
• 5. 

  World Bank, Roma Inclusion: An Economic Opportunity for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania and Serbia, September 2010.
  
   
• 6. 

  Treaty on the European Union, Article 2 and Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Article 21.
  
   
• 7. 

  COM(2010) 133, The social and economic integration of the Roma in Europe .
  
   
• 8. 

  Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (OJ L 180, 19.7.2009).
  
   
• 9. 

  COM(2010) 133, section 2.
  
   
• 10. 

  The Commission Roma Task Force was created on 7 September 2010 to streamline, assess and benchmark the use (including the effectiveness) of EU funds by all Member States for Roma integration and identify underpinning deficiencies in the use of funds.
  
   
• 11. 

  See the estimates of the Council of Europe at www.coe.int/t/dg3/romatravellers/default_EN.asp, which are included in the Annex to this Communication.
  
   
• 12. 

  Council Directive 2000/43/EC ( OJ L 180 19.7.2000).
  
   
• 13. 

  For example, the United Kingdom's local Traveller Education Support Services (TESS) is a tailored service to achieve equal access to education and equal educational outcomes for Traveller and Roma children. Another example is the JOBS for Roma project in Bulgaria which offers assistance for unemployed Roma and support for entrepreneurs. Other examples can be found in the Commission's report 'Improving the tools for the social inclusion and non-discrimination of Roma in the EU', 2010. See also European Commission, 'International perspectives on positive action measures', 2009.
  
   
• 14. 

  COM(2011) 11, Annual Growth Survey: advancing the EU's comprehensive response to the crisis.
  
   
• 15. 

  Out of seven flagship initiatives, the most relevant in this context are the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion , An Agenda for New Skills and Jobs and the Innovation Union .
  
   
• 16. 

  As regards secondary education, the Roma attendance is about 10% as estimated on the basis of the Open Society Institute (OSI) Survey 2008 (data available for seven Member States).
  
   
• 17. 

  Labour Force Survey, 2009 - epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal
  
   
• 18. 

  Open Society Institute, International Comparative Data Set on Roma Education , 2008. Data on primary education is available for 6 Member States: Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Slovakia. 42% is the weighted average for these Member States.
  
   
• 19. 

  COM(2011) 66.
  
   
• 20. 

  Pilot project: 'A Good Start: scaling-up access to quality services for young Roma children'.
  
   
• 21. 

  In this context, the potential use of innovative approaches such as ICT-based access to learning and skill acquisition should be actively explored.
  
   
• 22. 

  World Bank, op.cit.
  
   
• 23. 

  Fundamental Rights Agency, European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey, Main Results Report, 2009.
  
   
• 24. 

  epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal
  
   
• 25. 

  COM(2009) 567, Solidarity in Health: Reducing Health Inequalities in the EU . See also Fundación Secretariado Gitano, op cit. and Sepkowitz K, "Health of the World's Roma population", 2006, based on the situation in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Slovakia and Bulgaria.
  
   
• 26. 

  Ratio of the number of deaths of children under one year of age during the year, to the number of live births in that year. Eurostat Data, 2009 - -->
   
• 27. 

  UNDP, The Roma in Central and Eastern Europe, Avoiding the Dependency Trap, 2003. Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Equality and Human Rights Commission, Inequalities Experienced by Gypsy and Traveller Communities: A review, 2009.
  
   
• 28. 

  Fundamental Rights Agency, European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey, Main Results Report, 2009.
  
   
• 29. 

  Fundación Secretariado Gitano, op.cit. See also University of Sheffield, The Health Status of Gypsies and Travellers in England, 2004.
  
   
• 30. 

  Eurostat data, 2002 - epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC
  
   
• 31. 

  Fundamental Rights Agency, Housing conditions of Roma and Travellers in the European Union, Comparative Report, 2009.
  
   
• 32. 

  The Decade of Roma Inclusion
   
• 33. 

  See the estimates of the Council of Europe at www.coe.int/t/dg3/romatravellers/default_EN.asp, which are included in the Annex to this Communication.
  
   
• 34. 

  The 10 Common Basic Principles on Roma Inclusion were presented at the first Platform meeting on 24 April 2009. They were annexed to the Council conclusions of 8 June 2009. They comprise: 1) constructive, pragmatic and non-discriminatory policies 2) explicit but not exclusive targeting 3) inter-cultural approach 4) aiming for the mainstream 5) awareness of the gender dimension 6) transfer of evidence-based policies 7) use of EU instruments 8) involvement of regional and local authorities 9) involvement of civil society 10) active participation of Roma.
  
   
• 35. 

  For the European Social Fund,
   
• 36. 

  The term
   
• 37. 

  COM(2010) 133, p.5.
  
   
• 38. 

  Fundación Secretariado Gitano, Health and the Roma community, analysis of the situation in Europe , 2009. The study looks at Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain.
  
   
• 39. 

  A Communication on a European Agenda for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals is foreseen in 2011.
  
   
• 40. 

  World Bank, Roma Inclusion: An Economic Opportunity for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania and Serbia, September 2010.
  
   
• 41. 

  Treaty on the European Union, Article 2 and Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Article 21.
  
   
• 42. 

  COM(2010) 133, The social and economic integration of the Roma in Europe .
  
   
• 43. 

  Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (OJ L 180, 19.7.2009).
  
   
• 44. 

  COM(2010) 133, section 2.
  
   
• 45. 

  The Commission Roma Task Force was created on 7 September 2010 to streamline, assess and benchmark the use (including the effectiveness) of EU funds by all Member States for Roma integration and identify underpinning deficiencies in the use of funds.
  
   
• 46. 

  See the estimates of the Council of Europe at www.coe.int/t/dg3/romatravellers/default_EN.asp, which are included in the Annex to this Communication.
  
   
• 47. 

  Council Directive 2000/43/EC ( OJ L 180 19.7.2000).
  
   
• 48. 

  For example, the United Kingdom's local Traveller Education Support Services (TESS) is a tailored service to achieve equal access to education and equal educational outcomes for Traveller and Roma children. Another example is the JOBS for Roma project in Bulgaria which offers assistance for unemployed Roma and support for entrepreneurs. Other examples can be found in the Commission's report 'Improving the tools for the social inclusion and non-discrimination of Roma in the EU', 2010. See also European Commission, 'International perspectives on positive action measures', 2009.
  
   
• 49. 

  COM(2011) 11, Annual Growth Survey: advancing the EU's comprehensive response to the crisis.
  
   
• 50. 

  Out of seven flagship initiatives, the most relevant in this context are the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion , An Agenda for New Skills and Jobs and the Innovation Union .
  
   
• 51. 

  As regards secondary education, the Roma attendance is about 10% as estimated on the basis of the Open Society Institute (OSI) Survey 2008 (data available for seven Member States).
  
   
• 52. 

  Labour Force Survey, 2009 - epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal
  
   
• 53. 

  Open Society Institute, International Comparative Data Set on Roma Education , 2008. Data on primary education is available for 6 Member States: Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Slovakia. 42% is the weighted average for these Member States.
  
   
• 54. 

  COM(2011) 66.
  
   
• 55. 

  Pilot project: 'A Good Start: scaling-up access to quality services for young Roma children'.
  
   
• 56. 

  In this context, the potential use of innovative approaches such as ICT-based access to learning and skill acquisition should be actively explored.
  
   
• 57. 

  World Bank, op.cit.
  
   
• 58. 

  Fundamental Rights Agency, European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey, Main Results Report, 2009.
  
   
• 59. 

  epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal
  
   
• 60. 

  COM(2009) 567, Solidarity in Health: Reducing Health Inequalities in the EU . See also Fundación Secretariado Gitano, op cit. and Sepkowitz K, "Health of the World's Roma population", 2006, based on the situation in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Slovakia and Bulgaria.
  
   
• 61. 

  Ratio of the number of deaths of children under one year of age during the year, to the number of live births in that year. Eurostat Data, 2009 - -->
   
• 62. 

  UNDP, The Roma in Central and Eastern Europe, Avoiding the Dependency Trap, 2003. Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Equality and Human Rights Commission, Inequalities Experienced by Gypsy and Traveller Communities: A review, 2009.
  
   
• 63. 

  Fundamental Rights Agency, European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey, Main Results Report, 2009.
  
   
• 64. 

  Fundación Secretariado Gitano, op.cit. See also University of Sheffield, The Health Status of Gypsies and Travellers in England, 2004.
  
   
• 65. 

  Eurostat data, 2002 - epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC
  
   
• 66. 

  Fundamental Rights Agency, Housing conditions of Roma and Travellers in the European Union, Comparative Report, 2009.
  
   
• 67. 

  The Decade of Roma Inclusion
   
• 68. 

  See the estimates of the Council of Europe at www.coe.int/t/dg3/romatravellers/default_EN.asp, which are included in the Annex to this Communication.
  
   
• 69. 

  The 10 Common Basic Principles on Roma Inclusion were presented at the first Platform meeting on 24 April 2009. They were annexed to the Council conclusions of 8 June 2009. They comprise: 1) constructive, pragmatic and non-discriminatory policies 2) explicit but not exclusive targeting 3) inter-cultural approach 4) aiming for the mainstream 5) awareness of the gender dimension 6) transfer of evidence-based policies 7) use of EU instruments 8) involvement of regional and local authorities 9) involvement of civil society 10) active participation of Roma.
  
   
• 70. 

  For the European Social Fund,
   
• 71. 

  De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
   
• 72. 

  De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
   
• 73. 

  Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
  Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
   
• 74. 

  Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
   
• 75. 

  Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.