Abstract
The paper “The new European Union Strategic Framework for Roma Integration 2020-2030: Insights and recommendations for the national strategic frameworks” seeks to present some of the most important elements that target specifically the Roma community in the new EU strategic framework. Moreover, after some crucial aspects of the strategy are presented, some key recommendations are presented for the upcoming national strategic frameworks..
Highlights
The European Commission published a Communication[1] to the Council and the European Parliament regarding the new Strategic Framework for Roma Equality, Inclusion and Participation for 2020-2030
According to The Fundamental Rights Agency, 41% of Roma people reported that they had felt discriminated at the work place or while they were searching for a work place, in education, in healthcare, when they were in contact with state authorities or when they entered a store[3]
An important recommendation in regards to the employment of the Roma people is that national strategic frameworks need to aim to increase the Roma employment rate for men and women in the public sector to 75%, equivalent to the proportion of Roma in the overall population. 75% of the Roma population aged 20 to 64 should be in quality and sustainable work, by overcoming the gender gap in the labour force
Summary
The European Commission published a Communication[1] to the Council and the European Parliament regarding the new Strategic Framework for Roma Equality, Inclusion and Participation for 2020-2030. The new framework is a positive sign and a great step in the right direction and it changes the perspective of the previous EU framework to a more balanced approach between human rights, social inclusion and empowerment objectives Through this new European Union framework, Member States and Enlargement countries are asked to develop national strategic frameworks (NSFs), not just strategies, proposing an intersectional approach to tackle discrimination and defining intersectional discrimination as such for the first time. The European Council asks States in the guidelines[2] to recognise antigypsyism and act against it, calling them to dismantle and prevent systemic/institutional/structural discrimination experienced by Roma and prioritises environmental justice Another important factor that was introduced was the fight against Roma poverty as a specific objective with associated indicators. Another aspect that was neglected was the interplay of the Framework with the European Semester and the European Green Deal, and how Roma inclusion, equality and participation will be mainstreamed in these overarching EU policy processes
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