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For the drafting of the
Slovak
Human Resources OP
, three working groups were created:
one regarding the ex-ante conditionality 9.2.; one for the monitoring and evaluation of
the Strategy for Integration of Roma up to 2020; and one of the Slovak Government
Plenipotentiary for the programming period 2014-2020. The latest brings together
representatives from NGOs, state institutions and municipalities with a consultative role
in setting the programming documents necessary for the implementation and use of EU
funds in the context of the integration of marginalised Roma communities. Its main task
is to build on this experience when drafting strategies, policy and programme measures in
the process of Roma integration. The working group set up to plan the
Integrated Regional
OP
also gathered central, regional and local authorities (including different MAs), social
and economic partners and entities from the non-profit sectors. Among others the Roma
Institute, the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic Government for Development of
Civil Society and the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic Government for the Roma
Communities were involved.
In
Romania
, thematic advisory committees were set up for the preparation of the
Human
Capital OP
. Within the framework of the committees, the overall context of the interventions
was presented and discussed, the needs and priorities were analysed and the type of eligible
beneficiaries identified.
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Promoting linkages with other initiatives related to social inclusion and/or Roma
issues.
In
Greece
, the programming phase of the regional OPs (thirteen OPs) coincided with the
formulation of the regional strategies for the social inclusion of Roma in which the Managing
Authorities were also involved.
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Other initiatives
Within the framework of the
Bulgarian
Human Resources Development OP
, a national
campaign was conducted using the twenty-seven regional information points and the Central
Information and Coordination Office with the aim of popularising EU Cohesion Policy and
gathering feedback from relevant stakeholders. A large-scale survey was conducted among
representatives of organisations and institutions implementing projects under the OPs in
order to identify the critical deficiencies in the implementation of projects financed by
European funds and find ways to address them.
Within the framework of the
Romanian
Regional OP
, for actions related to CLLD, a
consultation was carried out at local level among the members of the future Local Action
Groups, in charge of developing the local development strategies.
In
Croatia
, events were organised to present the EURoma Network Guides on Structural
Funds and Roma inclusion, as relevant tools for the planning process.