Commission calls for renewed commitment to Roma integration

On 28 June 2016, the European Commission adopted its annual report on Roma integration.

The 2016 assessment provided, for the first time, an overview of the measures put in place by Member States following the 2013 Council Recommendation on effective Roma integration measures, which required them to develop National Roma Integration strategies to promote access of Roma to education, employment, healthcare and housing.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: International Roma Day: Statement by First Vice-President Timmermans, Commissioner Thyssen, Commissioner Jourová and Commissioner Creţu http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-international-roma-day-statement-by-first-vice-president-timmermans-commissioner-thyssen-commissioner-jourova-and-commissioner-cretu/

http://ec.europa.eu/justice/discrimination/roma/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/justice/discrimination/roma/index_en.htm

open Democracy: Can Europe Make It?, 07.07.16: Why the EU Roma policy needs reform https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/violeta-naydenova/why-eu-roma-policy-needs-reform

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