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To promote a quality performance of intermediate bodies and final beneficiaries
as regards
core aspects
for the effective implementation
of Roma inclusion
programmes (selection criteria based on proven experience and professional
competences; assuring adequate resources for effectively implementing the
programmes….)
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To promote the
capacity-building of all relevant stakeholders
, including
Managing Authorities, Intermediate Bodies and also final beneficiaries and other
crucial actors as a core element to enhance their important role in ensuring the
effective use of the funds.
In order to assure the effective incorporation of Roma within ESI Funds, it is
essential
that all these elements are assumed not only by national Operational Programmes but
also by regional ones
, which should fully develop their potential in this programming
period.
The 2014-2020 programming period should serve to take the definite step forward in
promoting a real change in the lives of the many European Roma that still today suffer
from poverty, exclusion and discrimination. It is the responsibility of all relevant actors
not to miss the opportunities offered by these political and financial instruments to
address once for all the inequalities and injustice that European Roma citizens face
in their daily lives.
The framework for transnational cooperation established for the 2014-2020 programming
period and initiatives such as the EURoma Network can largely contribute to this goal by
encouraging mutual learning, knowledge generation, capacity-building of relevant actors
and provision of support to address crucial aspects for an effective use of ESI Funds for
Roma inclusion.