Romea.cz
11.5.2021 7:18
Office of the Government of the Czech Republic (PHOTO: Google Maps)
Yesterday during a cabinet seesion the Czech Government approved its Strategy for the Equality, Inclusion and Participation of Roma (Romani Integration Strategy) for the 2021-2030 period. This crucial document was drafted in close collaboration with the Office of the Government and representatives of nonprofit organizations led by the organization RomanoNet, by the Czech Government Council for Romani Minority Affairs, and by other eminent representatives of the Romani community.
The strategy has six chapters addressing problems in the areas of emancipation; support for equality, inclusion and participation; antigypsyism; education; housing; employment; and health. It also includes a section on tasks specifying clear assigments for each ministry, and the Government has committed to fulfilling several breakthrough measures.
Political will is needed to end discrimination of Roma in CEE
April 9, 2021
Community-level support for Roma across emerging Europe needs to be matched with the political will to ensure that the region’s most discriminated people are no longer marginalised by society.
Given more prominence than usual, April 8 marked International Romani Day, which celebrates Romani culture and raises awareness about this oft-discriminated European minority.
And yet despite many campaigns across the emerging Europe region by NGOs, and despite the European Union’s inclusion initiatives, Romani people remain disproportionately poor, live in tough conditions, and are exposed to racist violence.
According to European Commission’s Fundamental Rights Agency around 80 per cent of Roma are at risk of poverty.