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2014

European Commission Communication ‘Report on the implementation of the EU

Framework for National Roma Integration’ (COM/2014/0209)

A mention to EURoma is included in the section 5 ‘Conclusions: the way forward’.

In order to make sure that the path towards Roma inclusion opened up by the EU Framework and the Council

Recommendation is consequently followed further, the Commission will among other measures:

‘Promote the use of available EU funds (...) including through the EURoma network, made up of representatives

of twelve Member States with the aim to promote the use of Structural Funds to enhance the effectiveness

of policies targeting the Roma and to promote their social inclusion.

2014

Partnership Agreement of the Czech Republic

A reference is made to the recommendation of the EURoma Network to focus on the Roma community

following an explicit but not exclusive approach.

Footnote 82.

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E.g. according to EURoma (European Network on Social Inclusion and Roma under the Structural

Funds), this approach proved to be one of the best ways to integrate the Roma, which among other things allows

the formulation of clear objectives, adequate forms of implementation as well as specific forms of monitoring

and evaluation. The explicit, rather than exclusive approach is also emphasized by the EU initiative “For Diversity

Against Discrimination” as one of the 10 Common Basic Principles on Roma Inclusion).’

EC-20140826.pdf?ext=.pdf

2014

Toolkit ‘Programming the Structural Funds for Roma Inclusion’ of the Open Society

Foundations (OSF) Making the Most of EU Funds for Roma (MtM) programme

This toolkit makes reference to the Network and its publications. It also stresses the complementarity of this

toolkit with the EURoma Network ‘Tackling Roma Needs in the 2014-2020 Structural Funds Programming

Period’.

Annex 1