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Scope of OPs: national and regional management
In the case of
Poland
, as a rule, in the 2014-2020 programming period, support for
individuals and families is provided under regional OPs. This will be complemented with
the direct support for the Roma community foreseen at the national level under the ESF
Knowledge, Education, Development OP
.
In
Spain
, in addition to the OPs at national level, the OPs from several regions (Cantabria,
Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, Madrid and Murcia) include measures aimed at Roma
inclusion. These OPs are funded both by ESF or ERDF funds.
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While
some countries follow a model based only on national OPs,
others opt for a
model combining national and regional OPs,
in line with the one they had in the
2007-2013 programming period. This is particularly relevant in the case of countries
with a high degree of decentralisation such as
Italy
and
Spain
, but also others such
as
Greece
and
Poland
.
However, based on our data-gathering process, it seems that, in general terms, except
in some cases in which all regional OPs are of relevance for Roma inclusion (
Greece
and
Poland
),
Roma inclusion features to a minor extent in regional OPs compared to
national OPs.
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Having said that, it should be noted that
obtaining information on the consideration
of Roma within regional OPs remains a challenge
and makes it difficult assessing
more precisely the current state-of-play and the progress made in the 2014-2020
programming period compared to the 2007-2013 period.