Consultative meeting held on April 1st aimed to present the project and the establishment of cooperation that will result in the collection of information on the implementation of strategic documents which improve the situation of the Roma minority in the local government, local initiatives, as well as the initiation of working groups for planning and monitoring / auditing budget 2014th year, which will be promoted as good practice.
The project has selected 20 local governments (Pancevo, Novi Sad, metals, Knjazevac, Leskovac, Major, Bela Palanka, Žitorađa, Sombor, fireplaces Koceljeva, Valjevo, Palilula, Zemun, Krusevac, Smederevo, Kragujevac, Bujanovac, Vranje, Prokuplje) which already cooperate with the project "European support for the inclusion of Roma" to conduct OSCE Mission and is funded by the delegation of the European Union.
In 2005 the Republic of Serbia, while approaching the Roma Decade and adopting national strategic framework for the advancement of the Roma community, clearly opted for economic and social inclusion. The European Union also recognizes the unenviable situation of the Roma community and brings two key documents: The EU framework for national strategies for Roma integration and a set of recommendations aimed at improving the economic and social integration of the Roma community.
Since Serbia is in the process of negotiations with the EU, with the first legal instrument for the inclusion of Roma in the EU level, this process framework is binding for us. One of the main elements of the strategic framework for 2014-2020 is to establish a process for monitoring and reporting, and local governments are highlighted as the key link.
League Roma is implementing a project to create a report on the implementation of national strategies for Roma integration and action plans for the implementation of the Decade of Roma Inclusion, which will be submitted for consideration by the board of the International Secretariat of the Decade of Roma in Budapest.
Recommendations and conclusions:
- Results of the Decade of Roma are good and there has been prosperous period in the history of the Roma. During the "Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015" there has been made evident progress
- Roma NGOs that have gathered around SKRUG - and - League Roma and they showed civic concept which takes into account the competence and accountability system that takes, where even non-governmental organizations take their share of responsibility
- Policies towards minorities must be aimed at social stability and peace within the wider community
- The role of the local team for minority and marginalized groups are working on raising public awareness on the issue of multiculturalism and in this context there should be various seminars for educational personnel, discussions on the topic of discrimination and racial discrimination
- Platform laid the foundations of cooperation and, in this regard, objectives, expected results and principles of work during working together: Creating partnerships between local Roma organizations, the League of Roma and local government institutions; The exercise continued improvement of joint activities aimed at developing the local community as a whole; Creating institutional mechanisms for the advancement and further development of cooperation and mutual communication
- Within the project, system monitoring mechanism will be established and that will facilitate the exchange of information between relevant agencies
- The platform is non-binding document, and provides a framework of cooperation of elected municipalities and Standing Conference of the Association of Roma citizens (SKRUG) - LEAGUE OF ROMA. The cooperation of each of the municipalities and the League of Roma represents rank and promotion system of social responsibility, responsible management of the local government and the relationship of Roma NGOs to the rights and obligations of the Roma community