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2012 Italian National Strategy for the Inclusion of Roma, Sinti and Caminanti
Communities
The Strategy makes reference to EURoma and to the involvement of Italy in the Network.
In this context, mention has to be made of the EURoma Network and the relating activities by the National
Network. Since 2008, within the transnational activities foreseen in the PON (standing for, Operational
National Programme), Italy has joined the European Network on the RSC Inclusion, as promoted by the ESF
Unit of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Spain, on the basis of the experience made by the latter
in Equal.
In the above Network, along with twelve other Member-States, Italy, participates: in the Management
Committee through the General Directorate on Active and Passive Labor Policies (PAPL), DG Immigration
and Integration Policies of the Ministry of Labor, and UNAR; and in working-groups on “Occupation” and
“Social Inclusion”.
This Network aims at increasing the use of structural funds by the Countries’ Institutions for actions concerning
the social inclusion of Roma communities, and at providing guidance to policymakers to plan more effective
interventions, besides promoting the exchange of good practices and of information on initiatives among
relevant stakeholders.
Italy thus participates in the European Network EURoma, to help promoting the discussion and sharing of
information of initiatives for the RSC communities, which are also realized on the national territory.
2012 Article ‘Learning from the EURoma Network’, European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC)
Journal
This article is included in the 2011 Roma Rights Journal of the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC)
‘Funding Roma Rights: Challenges and Prospects’.
It shares the point of view and the experience of the EURoma Network on the use of European funds to
promote the rights of the Roma population.