Press Release: First ever EU legal instrument for Roma inclusion adopted

On 9 December 2013 all 28 European Union Member States committed to implementing a set of recommendations, proposed by the European Commission, to step up the economic and social integration of Roma communities. The Recommendation focuses on the four areas where EU leaders signed up to common goals for Roma integration under the EU Framework for national Roma integration strategies: access to education, employment, healthcare and housing.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Roma: Commission calls on Member States to step up efforts on integration http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-roma-commission-calls-on-member-states-to-step-up-efforts-on-integration/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 09.12.13: Council recommendation on effective Roma integration measures in the member states http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/lsa/139979.pdf

EUObserver [Opinion], 11.12.13: Cities show leadership on Roma inclusion http://euobserver.com/opinion/122410

Spiegel Online International, 07.01.14: The Plight of the Roma: Europe's Unwanted People http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/europe-failing-to-protect-roma-from-discrimination-and-poverty-a-942057.html

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