Press Release: Roma: Commission calls on Member States to step up efforts on integration

The European Commission has called on Member States to deliver on their commitments to ensure equality and to do more to improve the economic and social integration of Europe's 10 to 12 million Roma. The call followed the Commission's progress report released on 26 June 2013 which shows that Member States need to do better in implementing their national Roma integration strategies submitted under the EU Framework for national Roma integration strategies.

The new report is accompanied by a proposal for a Recommendation addressed to EU countries which proposes to Member States on the one hand specific measures, including positive action, and on the other hand, horizontal policy measures, including local actions to improve the situation of Roma people. Member States would have two years to put concrete measures into practice to make a difference for Roma people on the ground.

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European Commission: Rapid: MEMO/13/610: Roma integration: Progress Report and Recommendation - Frequently Asked Questions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-610_en.htm

European Commission: Rapid: SPEECH/13/580: Roma Integration: Commitments and strategies are only as good as the action that follows http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-580_en.htm

European Commission: Rapid: SPEECH/13/579: Urgent action for Roma integration http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-579_en.htm

ESO: Background Information: International Roma Day: Commission calls for decisive action to further Roma integration http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-international-roma-day-commission-calls-for-decisive-action-to-further-roma-integration/

ESO: Background Information: European Commission making headway on Roma integration http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-european-commission-making-headway-on-roma-integration/

European Commission: SPEECH/13/582: Easing the transition of Roma youth from school to the labour market http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-582_en.htm

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