This report presents civil society findings on the implementation of Lithuania's National Roma Strategic Framework (NRSF), namely the Roma Integration Plan 2022-2023 (NRSF 2022-2023) and the Roma Inclusion Action Plan 2024-2030 (NRSF (2024-2030). The report recognises limited systemic progress...

The main strengths of the NRSF include its continuity as a dedicated national strategy for Roma inclusion, ensuring financial commitment and policy focus on key areas such as education, housing, and employment. Additionally, the increasing involvement of Roma organisations in advocacy and...

The National Roma Strategic Framework (NRSF) 2022-2027, adopted on 28 April 28 2022, aims to improve the inclusion of Roma, introducing new measures to address gaps in previous strategies and accelerate progress in social inclusion. The setting up of the ICIMES immediately after the adoption of...

The report examines the implementation of the National Roma Strategic Framework (NRSF) in the period 2022-2024, highlighting notable shortcomings in its execution. Although monitoring processes exhibit some strengths, there are areas that require improvement, such as implementation quality,...

The National Roma Strategic Framework (NRSF) has established an important reference point for advancing equality, inclusion, and participation. Key strengths include the integration of anti-discrimination measures-such as the recent reform of the Penal Code-and the incorporation of Roma history...

Sweden's National Roma Inclusion Strategy (NRIS), adopted in 2012 as a 20-year policy framework, reflects an important political recognition of the need to address the structural exclusion of Roma communities. The strategy's greatest strength lies in its long-term scope, its grounding in...

The strength of the 'Policy Measures in the Netherlands for the Equality, Inclusion, and Participation of Roma and Sinti' (the National Roma Strategic Framework, NRSF)1 lies in their foundation on well-established laws and rules. This applies to all Dutch citizens and ensures a consistent legal...

Sinti and Roma continue to experience pervasive patterns of antigypsyism and discrimination across all aspects of life, including education, employment, housing, and interactions with police and public authorities. The rise of right-wing extremism, including within political party systems, is...

Although we recognise 'Roma' as an umbrella term, throughout this report, we refer to 'Travellers' and 'Roma' to clearly identify the distinct situations, identities, and experiences of the Traveller and Roma communities in Ireland. The 2022 Census records that there are 16,059 Roma living in...

In recent years, overlapping crises - ranging from the lingering effects of the pandemic to the escalating challenges of climate change, rising living costs, and widening inequalities - have fuelled widespread polarisation. Social instability, economic hardship and political discontent,...