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Meeting report ‘The
integrated approach
of projects and the
combination of EU
funds to achieve a
higher impact of the
interventions for the
social inclusion of the
Roma community’
(2013)
This document gathers the main outcomes of a two-day meeting held
by the EURoma Network to address in detail the integrated approach
of programmes explicitly targeting the Roma population as well as the
combination of EU funds (mainly ESF and ERDF) for such programmes.
The meeting sought to support Network partners in achieving a higher
impact of the interventions aimed at Roma inclusion in the 2007-
2013 programming period, but also in the planning for the 2014-2020
programming period.
(available in English)
Guide ‘Making use of
European Structural
and Investment Funds
for Roma Inclusion.
A Guide for Local
Authorities’ (2014)
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The central aim of this guide is to provide guidelines and practical
suggestions to local authorities, Managing Authorities, National Roma
Contact Points and other relevant actors on the use of the Structural
Funds for Roma inclusion at the local level. In particular, the Guide:
› › Stresses the potential role of local institutions in the integration of
Roma and the implementation of the Roma integration strategies.
› › Highlights the problems and challenges for local Roma inclusion
policies and explains how ESI Funds can be used to foster these
policies.
› › Analyses existing barriers to access ESI Funds and gives practical
tips to overcome them.
› › Gives concrete recommendations on successful approaches, good
practices and lessons learnt from other experiences at local level.
(available
in English, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech and Spanish)
In addition, the Network has been invited to share its experience and provide feedback
in the context of the elaboration of different political documents and relevant resources
developed by the European institutions and other actors, such as the recent European
Parliament Resolution on ‘Cohesion policy and marginalised communities’3 or the
European Commission ‘Guidance for Member States on the use of European Structural
and Investment Funds in tackling educational and spatial segregation’4.
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