red wheel on a green and blue backgroundThe European Commission has adopted a new 10-year plan, including a proposal for a Council Recommendation, to support Roma in the EU. There are seven key areas of focus: equality, inclusion, participation, education, employment, health, and housing.

For each area, the Commission has put forward new targets and recommendations for Member States on how to achieve them, both of which will serve as important tools to monitor progress and ensure that the EU makes more headway in providing the vital support that so many Roma living in the EU still need.

The proposed minimum targets for 2030 include:

  • Cutting the proportion of Roma with experience of discrimination by at least half;
  • Doubling the proportion of Roma filing a report when experiencing discrimination;
  • Reducing the poverty gap between Roma and general population by at least half;
  • Cutting the gap in participation in early childhood education by at least half;
  • Cutting the proportion of Roma children who attend segregated primary schools by at least half in Member States with a significant Roma population;
  • Cutting the employment gap and the gender employment gap by at least half;
  • Cutting the gap in life expectancy by at least half;
  • Reducing the gap in housing deprivation by at least one third;
  • Ensuring that at least 95% of Roma have access to tap water.

Member States are invited to submit strategies by September 2021.

 

For more information, please visit the Commission’s website.