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2010 European Commission publication ‘The European Social Fund and Roma’
The publication describes the EURoma Network and points out to its creation as an answer to the need
expressed by the national Managing Authorities and the European institutions in the 2000-2006 programming
period for a better coordination of the Structural Funds activities for the Roma.
2011 Council Conclusions on an EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies
up to 2020
The Council invites the European Commission and the Member States, in close cooperation and in accordance
with their respective competences:
36. To enhance cooperation between relevant stakeholders in order to facilitate the exchange of best practices
and mutual learning regarding evidence-based policies and successful methods, including by extending and
improving existing networks and initiatives such as the EU Roma Network.
2011 European Parliament Resolution on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion
(2010/2276(INI))
The European Parliament ‘calls on the Member States to implement the horizontal priority ‘Marginalised
Communities’ within the framework of the EU Structural Funds and to participate in the EU-Roma network
working on the good implementation of structural funds for Roma social inclusion’.
It also ‘urges the Member States to make use of the EU Roma network in order to encourage an exchange of
best practices’.
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2012 European Commission publication ‘Working together for Roma inclusion. The EU
Framework explained’
EURoma is mentioned in the section ‘Creating synergies between local and regional authorities’. In particular
it refers to the cooperation between the Network and the Committee of the Regions to develop a guide for
local decision makers.
The Committee of the Regions
(…) The CoR has published two opinions on the issue of Roma inclusion. In addition, it is working with the
EU-Roma Network, a group of 12 EU Member States that cooperate on Roma issues, on a guide for local
decision makers on how to develop programmes for Roma inclusion using the EU Structural Funds, which is
due to be published in autumn 2011.
Annex 1