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Structural Funds: Investing in Roma
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The European Commission established a Roma Task Force to assess Member States' use of European Union funds.
The proposal was part of an analysis on the situation of Roma in France and in Europe by Vice-President Viviane Reding, EU Justice Commissioner; László Andor, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion; and Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs.
The Commission's Roma Task Force, which will include senior officials from all relevant Commission departments, will analyse how Member States are following up the Commission's Communication of 7 April, which called for concrete programmes to help Roma integration. The Task Force will assess Member States’ use of EU funds for Roma integration and identify ways to improve the funds’ effectiveness. The Task Force's first findings will be submitted to the College of Commissioners by the end of the year.
The Commission will keep the European Parliament and the Council informed about the Task Force’s findings on a regular basis. In addition to setting up the Task Force, the Commission called on the Belgian Presidency of the European Council to hold a joint meeting of Justice and Social Affairs Ministers as soon as possible to identify a more targeted use of national and complementary EU funding to promote the social and economic integration of Roma. This Council meeting should be followed up by yearly meetings at ministerial level. The Commission will also organise regular meetings of high-level civil servants to review progress on Roma integration in all EU Member States.
The Commission called on future presidencies of the Council to address the priorities identified in the Roadmap agreed last June by the European Platform on Roma inclusion. In this context, the dialogue with representatives of the Roma community should be intensified. Finally, the Commission will continue to monitor all Member States' measures taken with regard to Roma concerning EU law on free movement, non-discrimination and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=es&catId=89&newsId=861&furtherNews=yes
