Effective Roma integration measures in the Member States

9.12.2013: The Council of the EU adopted a recommendation for effective Roma integration measures in member states. The recommendation aims to provide guidance to member states in enhancing the effectiveness of their measures to achieve Roma integration and to strengthen the implementation of their national strategies.

The EUI Library holds several primary and secondary resources regarding the Roma integration. These include:

• National Roma Integration Strategies [electronic resource] : a first step in the implementation of the EU Framework : communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions COM(2012)226

• An EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020 [electronic resource] : communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council,the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions COM(2011)173

• Roma [electronic resource] : a European minority : the challenge of diversity

• Eastern European Roma in the EU : mobility, discrimination, solutions edited by Anca Pusca

• Minority rights protection in international law : the Roma of Europe by Helen O’Nions

Follow the work of the major EU institutions on Roma integration at:

• European Commission: Directorate-General for Justice
• European Parliament: LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)
• Council of the EU: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)

For EU publications and documents consult the European Documentation Centre

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