![]() ![]() In 2011, the European Commission called for National Roma Integration Strategies (NRIS). Īgainst this background, one can only conclude that Roma face discrimination and unequal access to public services. Īccording to the Second European Union Minorities Survey, published by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency in 2016, “some 80% of Roma in nine EU Member States with the largest Roma populations live below their country’s poverty threshold every third Roma lives in housing without running water every third Roma child lives in a household where someone went to bed hungry at least once in the previous month and 50% of Roma between the ages of six and 24 was not in education.” This trend is confirmed in the EU Fundamental Rights Agency Roma and Travellers Survey 2019, which shows “dramatic high rates of persons and children going to bed hungry at least once in the last month”, and notes that “ almost half of Roma and Travellers (45%) in the six EU-Member States felt discriminated against in at least one area of life” covered in the survey in the past 12 months. These circumstances in turn result in higher mortality rates and lower life expectancy, as well as greater risks of premature deaths caused by chronic and non-communicable diseases, including cancer, compared with non-Roma. They are confronted with limited access to quality education, difficulties in integration into the labour market, Roma people face greater exposure to unemployment and employment precariousness decreasing the opportunities for poverty reduction and social inclusion through the labour market, this corresponding to low-income levels, and limited access to quality healthcare and poor health and living conditions. ![]() The discrimination, social exclusion and segregation that Roma face are mutually reinforcing. A significant part of the Roma in Europe lives under marginal conditions in both rural and urban areas as well as in very poor socio-economic conditions. Out of an estimated 10-12 million in total in Europe, some 6 million live in the EU, and most of them hold the citizenship of an EU country. The Roma are Europe’s largest ethnic minority. – exchange of information with the relevant institutional stakeholders and civil society. – reports and studies done by the European Commission, the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency, other relevant institutions and civil society organizations – an Impact Assessment of the EU framework for National Roma Integration Strategies done by the European Parliament Research Service Since his appointment, the rapporteur has collected information and has relied on the following sources, among others: In November 2019, the rapporteur was entrusted with the task of preparing a report on the implementation of National Roma Integration Strategies – combating negative attitudes towards people with Romani background in Europe. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT - SUMMARY OF FACTS AND FINDINGS ![]()
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