European Union
BvLF and Roma children
On 5 April 2011, the European Commission invited all member states to present a strategy for Roma inclusion, as part of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020. On 16 June 2011, the Netherlands government published its policy on integration, social cohesion and citizenship. In line with the basic principle of this policy, the Netherlands government's Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations submitted a document to EC entitled "Policy measures in the Netherlands for the social inclusion of Roma". This document shares BvLF's response.
The following documents pertain to BvLF's work on Roma children in the European Union, as part of the European Foundation Centre's European Forum for Roma Inclusion:
EFC Forum for Roma Inclusion: Summary Note of Workshop on Early Childhood Development (The Hague, 4-5 March 2010)
- Samples from Research and Key Points (BvLF powerpoint presentation to the above workshop)
- Recommendations of the European Forum of Foundations for Roma Inclusion to the Second European Roma Summit (Cordoba, 8-9 April 2010)
- From Principles to Action for Roma Inclusion: Response to the European Commission’s Communication on an EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies (The Hague, 4-5 April 2010)
Further useful documents on the Roma:
- Preventing Social Exclusion through the EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY: Early Childhood Development and the Inclusion of Roma Families (Roma Education Fund, February 2011)
