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CONFERENCIA EUROPEA SOBRE PLANES DE DESARROLLO
GITANO
EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON POLICIES TOWARDS ROMA,
GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS
MEETING REPORT
Prepared by CILS,
Centro de Investigaciones Legales y Sociales
The opinions expressed
in this work are the responsibility of the authors
and do not necessarily reflect the official policy
of the Council of Europe
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Background of the
Conference
Objectives of the
Conference
Participants
Materials and
evaluation of the Conference
Outcomes and
conclusions of the Conference
I. Participation of
Roma
II. Further policy
developments,
Sectoral and Local
Policies and Mainstreaming
III. Communication
strategies
IV. Monitoring and
evaluation
V. At international
level
Specific conclusions
concerning policies towards Roma in
Follow-up of the
Conference
Agenda of the
Conference
Appendix 1
List of participants
Appendix 2
BACKGROUND OF THE CONFERENCE
In November 2002 the OSI/EUMAP report on the situation of the Roma in
Spain was made public, and it highlighted inter alia that the National Gypsy
Development Programme (Plan de Desarrollo Gitano) adopted in 1985 (one of the
oldest programmes for Roma in Europe) needed to be fully evaluated and then,
re-thought and re-focused. In the course of the discussions which followed the
launching of the report, the idea came out that it might be useful to hold a
European conference on policies towards Roma/Gypsies.
A member of the Spanish Senate, representing the City of
The Conference was jointly organised by CILS and the Council of Europe
with support and assistance from the Andalusian Government (Junta de
Andalucía)/Secretariat for the Gypsy Community and its Andalusian Gypsy
Socio-Cultural Centre (Centro Socio-cultural Gitano Andaluz, Granada), the City
of Granada, the Assembly of local authorities of the Granada Province
(Diputacíon Provincial de Granada), and the OSI/EUMAP Programme3.
The Council of Europe supported the organisation of this Conference for
several reasons. On the one hand, the Migration and Roma/Gypsies Department of
the Directorate General of Social Cohesion had envisaged to organise one or
several meetings in 2003 on the implementation of the Council of Europe
recommendations concerning Roma, Gypsies and Travellers4 and - more
generally-speaking - to discuss national comprehensive programmes specifically
for Roma and Travellers that this organisation has been promoting over the last
years. On the other hand, the Council of Europe considered that it was
particularly relevant to hold the conference in
The organisation of the conference, particularly the participation of
foreign participants and interpretation, was financially supported by the
Council of Europe thanks to a generous contribution of the Finnish Government
to the Special Account for policies towards Roma, Gypsies and Travellers in
OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE
The main overall objective of the conference was to carry out an
in-depth analysis of all aspects of programmes for Roma, Gypsies or Travellers
– from their drafting to their evaluation. In that respect a large number of
actors involved over the past years in the design, implementation, and
monitoring of strategies to improve the situation of the Roma and Travellers
were invited, including governmental officials, Roma and Traveller
representatives, international experts and representatives of international
organisations/institutions.
The agenda was divided into three main sessions to reflect the three
main stages of policies towards Roma, Gypsies and Travellers:
a) The drafting phase, insisting on the definition of the contents, as
well as the political and institutional processes which led to the adoption of
these strategies, including the various types of consultation/participation
mechanisms which have been set up;
b) The implementation, with a particular focus on the role of local
authorities and the need for financial resources, as well as on monitoring and
evaluation mechanisms of these programmes;
c) The role of international organisations and institutions in shaping
national and international policies, their co-ordination and the way they
foresee a possible European policy towards Roma and Travellers.
The Conference was therefore envisaged as a brainstorming on the
methodology chosen by each respective state for the elaboration, adoption and
implementation of national programmes for Roma and Travellers. In order to be
able to cover all relevant areas, the organisers invited a number of speakers
to highlight at the beginning of each respective session some of the most
pertinent issues. Following these statements, a group of panellists was invited
by a moderator to respond to particular questions thus bringing complementary
and/or comparative information. The floor was then opened to all participants
for additional questions or discussion.
In so doing, the Conference aimed at:
· Encouraging countries with a longer experience in implementing
strategies for Roma to evaluate their strategic approaches,
assess both successes and failures;
· Ensuring that the countries which just elaborated a strategy or are in
the process of doing so benefit from the experience of those who have already a
rich experience in implementing them;
· Providing information to those countries which do not have a national
strategy for Roma as such but might consider adopting one;
· Providing a forum for international organisations involved in Roma
issues to discuss their policies and actions with respect to strategies for
Roma and also to evaluate their activities in this regard.
PARTICIPANTS
In total about 120 persons attended the Conference.
They were: representatives and/or speakers from 25 European countries,
i.e. EU Accession or Pre-Accession countries from Central and Eastern Europe,
which have been developing specific programmes for Roma (Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, and Slovenia),
EU member states which have already adopted programmes for Roma and/or
Travellers (Finland, Greece, Ireland, and Spain), some countries from the EU
which have a Roma or Traveller population but which have not adopted such
programmes (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden and the
United Kingdom), and also countries from South East Europe which are in the
process of adopting such programmes (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,
Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro, and “the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia”);
Inter-governmental organisations/institutions which played a major role
in promoting the rights of the Roma and Traveller populations were present,
including the European Commission and its delegation in
The Open Society Institute was represented by the OSI Roma Participation
Programme director, as well as by the OSI/EUMAP Programme director and several
consultants who drafted country-monitoring reports.
One third of the participants of the Conference was coming from
The conference was opened by the Mayor of Granada, the General Director
of Social Cohesion of the Council of Europe, Mrs Battaini-Dragoni, the Head of
Social Policy Department of the Granada Delegation of the Andalucian
Government, Mrs. María José Sánchez, the Senator of Granada, Mr Diaz Sol, the
Director of the OSI/EUMAP Programme, Mrs Miriam Anati, and a representative of
the Centre for Social and Legal Studies, Mrs Carmen Santiago Reyes.
It was closed by the Director of Social Policy of the Andalusian
Government, Mr José Mora Galiana, who went through the history of the Roma in
Spain since their arrival in the Peninsula five centuries ago and then recalled
some of the main challenges for the improvement of the situation of the Roma in
the country. He made a plea to improve not only the socio-economic situation of
the Roma but also to design and implement better policies of solidarity, of
valuing of the diversity in our societies, of intercultural education and of
equality of opportunities for all citizens.
MATERIALS AND EVALUATION OF THE CONFERENCE
The organisers provided for each participant a compilation5 of existing
strategies in 15 countries, as well as recommendations relevant for Roma,
Gypsies and Travellers adopted at the level of the Council of Europe or the
European Union.
Presentations from speakers and panelists can be obtained upon request
from the Secretariat of the Council of Europe. An appendix with these texts and
the responses to the evaluation questionnaire is under preparation.
OUTCOMES AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE
The report on the conference should serve as a reference document for
countries involved in policies for Roma. In this respect, the conference
constituted a useful input for the World Bank/OSI conference on Roma in central
and eastern Europe, which took place in June 2003 in
The main conclusions and recommendations for the Member States to
improve their policies towards Roma and Travellers were presented at the World
Bank/OSI conference by Ms Ina Zoon. Ms Angela Kozce, Director of the European
Roma Information Office (ERIO) in
I. Participation of Roma
One of the main conclusions of the conference was that the level of
participation of the representatives of the Roma organizations in designing,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the policies at national and
international level is still unacceptably low.
Though the importance of “Roma participation” has been emphasised
repeatedly by international organisations, and is generally - at least formally
- acknowledged by governments at this point, it has often been interpreted narrowly
in practice. As a rule, Roma participation is considered to have been achieved
when Roma representatives or organizations are invited to participate in
programme development meetings, or a “Roma advisor” is appointed to sit in a
government office. However, these are consultative mechanisms rather than
quality participation; the persons involved have no real influence on
decision-making process and do not share responsibility for the final product.
This practice functions to limit and control Roma participation and fuels
dissent and competition within Roma communities by limiting access.
Furthermore, as representatives have a financial and political stake in
preserving their position, their independence and capacity to offer critical
input is compromised, and their job performance is often judged by loyalty
rather than expertise or achievement. Limited Roma participation in programme
development inevitably results in policies and projects that do not reflect the
needs and interests of Roma communities, and which are not in fact widely known
or accepted by Roma.
As far as the readiness of various Roma communities and organisations to
act as equal partners in policy development is concerned, conference
participants stressed the need of investing more in community empowerment
programmes which would prepare Romani representative to face the challenges of
an equal footing partnership with government representatives. It was agreed
that a policy aimed to improve the situation of Roma cannot be successful if, apart
from antidiscrimination and poverty reduction measure, it does not also have a
very strong community empowerment element.
Roma representatives stressed that Roma communities and organisations
have not been adequately resourced for capacity building, so they can
participate effectively in shaping policies and services and address the new
demands brought about by the participation/ partnership approach.
Several methods of securing effective participation of Roma/Gypsies –
Traveller’s organisations in activities related to the
elaboration/implementation, monitoring and evaluation have been mentioned
during the debate, to be used together or separately:
(a) Ensure core funding for participation empowerment (e.g. 10% from the
budget ring-fenced to ensure quality participation of Roma NGOs).
(b) Make quality participation of Roma an eligibility requirement for
all projects (in other words participation should be compulsory, and not only
“desirable” or “recommended” as it is now, and the level of participation
established). To make possible the evaluation of the quality of participation,
the applicants should be required to provide detailed partnership agreements.
(c) Include a special chapter on community empowerment in Roma national
programmes.
(d) Support projects that provide extended training for Roma in public
administration and management.
(e) Avoid placing one Roma organization or one Roma party in a more
favorable condition as compared to others; avoid working with one Roma partner
and excluding the rest of the Roma civil society (e.g. Roma Party in
(f) Use the existing Roma networks of Roma NGOs (for example in
(g) Select knowledgeable and efficient Roma partners, and not the “easy”
ones. Build partnerships with strong organizations, with clearly articulated
positions and not individuals who might have personal interests.
(h) Make sure that Roma partners have a say in forming the project
teams.
(i) Ensure continuous monitoring and evaluation of the
quality of Roma participation in all projects (e.g. employ an
independent observer or have a designated member of the team to perform
monitoring/evaluation tasks).
II. Further Policy Development, Sectoral and Local Policies and
Mainstreaming
The participants acknowledged the important progress made during the
last decade on designing and adopting national policies for Roma in Central,
Eastern and
One of the key questions addressed was whether these policies are
comprehensive, addressing Roma issues in an integrated manner, capable to break
the social exclusion circle.
A comprehensive policy has been defined as one which:
· Covers all areas: education, employment, housing, health, social
welfare, etc., in harmony with the European standards (EU social inclusion and
employment policies, Council of Europe recommendations, etc.).
· Incorporates measures aimed at reduction of poverty while adopting a
human rights approach to development. Incorporates
monitoring, evaluation and equality proofing mechanisms.
· Has a strong community empowerment dimension.
· Goes beyond a declarative condemnation of discrimination to detail
concrete measures to ensure that Roma receive equal treatment in practice, as
required by the EU Race Equality Directive 2000/43 and relevant international
human rights treaties (ICCPR, ICESCR, ICERD, and ICEDAW).
· Promotes minority rights, as required by the Council of Europe’s
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
Examination of programmes adopted up to date shows that few of the
government programmes are truly comprehensive in scope: some do not fully
acknowledge the problem of discrimination; some do not contain a well-developed
minority rights component, and some reflect a prejudice equating Roma identity and
culture with disadvantage and inferiority (possibly reflecting insufficient
Roma participation in programme development).
Therefore, many of existing policies need to be revised, re-focused and
completed, as there are significant gaps particularly in the areas of
communication, anti-discrimination chapters, monitoring and evaluation. Gender
issues lack visibility and their mention is sporadic, though a commitment to
enhance gender mainstreaming would be welcomed. The governments should find a
manner of tackling also politically sensitive issues which, for the moment, are
disregarded, such as: police brutality against Roma, forced and coerced
sterilization of Romani women, placement of Romani children in schools for
children with mental disabilities, racial segregation within the education
system, discrimination in the criminal justice system and over-representation
of Romani people within the prison population, institutional racism,
citizenship, integration of refugees and internally displaced persons, migration,
drug addiction, trafficking. Institutionally, there are still ministries which
are dealing with Roma issues and are not being systematically involved in the
elaboration and implementation of Roma policies (e.g. Interior, Justice,
Finance and Foreign Affairs).
Sectoral Policies :
Welcoming the adoption of sectoral policy in some of the countries (e.g.
sectoral Roma education policy developed by the Romanian Ministry of Education,
the Slovenian Roma employment policy, the Irish Travellers Health policy), the
participants noted that local and sectoral development is unequal and
insufficient. In too many instances huge amounts of money have been spent on
projects developed at the national or international level and which do not
correspond to local realities, or in pilot projects which have never replicated
because there was no sectoral policy into which their experience could be
integrated.
In this context, shaping national policies for Roma should be seen as an
on-going effort with horizontal and vertical developments and coordination
mechanisms. National policies are necessary, but not sufficient. They are just
basic documents, frameworks aimed to establish principles and the main
direction of action in each field. They lack value if they are not further
developed into concrete action plans. They are not – and they cannot be –
adequately detailed to respond to the needs of the Roma communities in each
specific area. In order to ensure adequate answers, there is a need to
systematically develop sectoral policies, as well as regional and local
policies, and ensure strong linkage among them.
There is a need of firm governmental commitment to systematically
develop comprehensive sectoral policies, which should incorporate
n Assessment of needs
n Legislative review
n Review of administrative practices
n Establishment of clear target objectives
n Creation on Implementation agencies/bodies
n Establishment of equality proofing mechanisms
n Monitoring mechanisms
n Evaluation mechanisms
Each ministry should develop clear guidelines for shaping sectoral
strategies at national and local level taking into consideration the work of
the Council of Europe and its recommendations on sectoral policies6.
Local needs, conditions and opportunities are significantly different
from one region to another, which makes the development of regional and
municipal policies a condition sine qua non for progress. Governments are fully
responsible for shaping and implementing such policies and cannot hide behind
decentralization and local governance principles to justify their absence or
non-implementation. They should find the way to ensure the effective
implementation of Roma policies by the regional and local authorities, as this
is the case with any other governmental decision.
Mainstreaming :
In many countries where Roma programmes are being implemented, the
official structures in charge with the implementation struggle with a lack of
funding, staff, authority and/or political support, making it difficult for them
to communicate and coordinate implementation of the programme by ministries, as
well as by regional and local governments. As a result, Roma programmes tend to
be marginalized within the context of broader governmental programme(s),
mirroring the marginalization of Roma communities in society. National
governments need to take special care to avoid such “ghettoisation” of Roma
issues – and take immediate action to mainstream Roma issues within relevant
national policies.
Mainstreaming Roma issues will lead to a comprehensive and
contextualised analysis of key structural risks and challenges, a longer-term
strategic perspective, and permits the transition from a purely sectoral and
target-group approach towards an integrated approach.
Mainstreaming entails an assessment of the likely impact of proposed
legislation and policies on Roma communities, and their involvement in the
relevant decision-making processes. Mainstreaming needs to be seen as a
complement to, rather than a substitute for, specific Roma policies in order to
ensure that specific concerns do not get diluted. Mainstreaming Roma issues
will lead to a comprehensive and contextualized analysis of key structural
risks and challenges, a longer term strategic perspective, and permits the
transition from a purely sectoral and target-group approach towards an
integrated approach.
Mainstreaming Roma issues within National Action Plans against poverty
and social inexclusion:
In March 2000, the European Council of Lisbon agreed on the need to take
steps to make a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty by 2010. It has
also agreed that Member States’ policies for combating social exclusion should
be based on an open method of co-ordination combining common objectives7,
National Action Plans and a programme presented by the Commission to encourage
co-operation in this field. All Member States submitted the first round of
NAPs/incl in 2001, and were due to submit their second National Action Plan
against poverty and social exclusion (NAPs/inclusion) in July 20038.
In this context of concerted action to combat poverty and social
exclusion at EU level, Roma issues are becoming particularly relevant and must
be given priority.
Concretely, Roma should be identified as one of the main groups at risk,
and relevant Roma issues must be incorporated into the National Action Plans on
Social Inclusion (NAPs/incl). To achieve this, is not sufficient to discuss and
decide within governmental circles, but it is essential to open up the debate,
disseminate information, organize specific consultation processes with the
beneficiaries and ensure genuine participation of Roma representatives at all
stages.
III. Communication strategies
Roma policies are not yet accepted as necessary by the majority
population, by lower echelons of the administration and by professional groups.
Successful integration of Roma is hardly conceivable without a positive
climate of understanding and acceptance. Derogatory newspapers or television
reporting about Roma can undermine all other governmental efforts, creating a
negative public attitude. Governments need sound communication strategies to
spread the anti-racist message and convince the majority, relevant institutions
and professional groups (doctors, teachers, social workers, employers, etc.) of
the usefulness of the Roma programmes. Such strategies are also instrumental in
keeping away from politization of Roma issues, fomenting political consensus
and avoiding discontinuing the process with and/or restarting the policy development
exercises with every electoral term.
Governments are strongly encouraged to incorporate communication
strategies within their Roma national programmes, including elements, such as:
· Using media campaigns for launching and implementation of Roma
programmes.
· Developing procedures for disseminating information about the
programme to reach elected local authorities and governmental bodies.
· Supporting media professional organizations expressly committed to
fight intolerance towards Roma.
· Funding independent research on media coverage of Roma issues and encourage the work of organizations which make critical
studies on the media’s handling of information
· Encouraging the elaboration of a code of conduct for the media.
· Ensuring that Roma rights to receive information and the ability to
express themselves in the media are explicitly
authorized in public service media.
· Assigning TV and/or radio frequencies to Roma operators.
· Supporting training and employment of Roma journalists and presenters
on public channels.
· Supporting the creation of Roma Press Centers.
IV. Monitoring and evaluation
Monitoring:
Only a few Roma programmes have moved beyond general aspirations and set
specific and quantified targets which provide a basis for monitoring progress.
Moreover, in many cases there is confusion between monitoring and evaluation,
and the scope of these activities is not defined or is unclear. There is a
tendency to consider that internal monitoring, carried on by the implementation
agencies is sufficient. The issues of monitoring by specially created
independent agencies and by civil too often disregarded. Each of these forms of
monitoring has its own rules and conditions which should be examined and then
embedded in the policy making process, being addressed in detail in special
chapters of national programmes for Roma.
These chapters should, at minimum,
- Provide for the creation of independent monitoring systems to analyze
and review progress in policy and services development and implementation, with
clear terms of reference, work programme and working methods. Ensure regular
public reporting on progress.
- Put in place procedures to target and monitor funding allocated to
Roma related projects (i.e. regular reports including a breakdown on
expenditure)
- Allocate funding for monitoring projects carried out by Roma
non-governmental organizations9.
- Provide support for capacity-building of Roma organizations, so that
they will be able to play an active role in monitoring the implementation of
projects designed to benefit them.
Evaluation:
Enormous amounts of money have been spent on implementing policies and
projects whose lessons are never learned, inter alia because their impact has
never been evaluated. Sometimes, in spite of the good will of the authors,
measures adopted have a totally different result than expected. Some mistakes
are repeated for long periods of time. Some programmes which seem successful
have the tendency of being replicated before being evaluated and only after
years it is discovered that they have undesirable effects. Poor implementation
and poor results have led to frustration within the Roma community all over the
region and increasing distrust in the willingness and ability of the
governments to improve their situation. Both governments and intergovernmental
organizations are responsible for the use of public money – and have an
obligation to ensure the best use of available funds.
To stop wasting money and human resources in ineffective projects for
Roma, there is a pressing need to evaluate their impact. Since what matters is
the change on the ground, the real impact needs to be measurable. Not funding
volume neither the compliance with the budget line and expenditures is a
criterion for the adequacy of a project. Impact is what matters and impact
cannot be assessed unless there is a base-line study on the specific issue
where the project intervenes. So far analyses, projects and funding, are based
on intuitive assessments or qualitative information (see UNDP’s report
“Avoiding the Dependency Trap”) not on quantitative data. Quantitative data,
however, is possible to be collected, and it should be a precondition for
funding any projects. Governments should stop using data protection legislation
as pretext for not gathering statistics essential for anti-discrimination
litigation and impact assessment purposes, while permitting or tolerating it
for policing purposes. Administrative practices in
Roma national policies should be completed with detailed chapters on
evaluation, which would permit impact assessment, independent of any
governmental structure and based on the views of the target groups and
participating individuals. The whole spectrum of types of evaluations should be
taken into consideration: ex ante (preparatory and feasibility studies,
appraisals); mid-term (during the implementation of the project); end term (at
the completion of the project); ex post (some time after completion).
During the implementation, attention should be paid to formative
evaluation – where the evaluator is a member of the implementation team whose
role is to continuously feed back the team with information about the reactions
and opinions of the beneficiaries.
A process of `benchmarking' of the results of programme evaluations
against other projects at a national level, and/or trans-nationally, would
provide useful data on the effectiveness of the programmes and lead to the more
efficient use of financial and manpower resources. The donor community and main
international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the Council of
Europe’s Development Bank are strongly encouraged to target sufficient
resources at monitoring and evaluation projects.
V. At international level
Sustainable cooperation, internal coordination and adoption of a
European Union minority policy:
Sustainable co-operation between IGOs: The system of ad hoc information
exchange and recent joint programmes on Roma issues between the Council of
Europe, the OSCE-ODIHR and the European Union have shown positive results in
the field of international cooperation. However, the coordination is still
insufficient in some areas, and does not respond to the actual needs and
challenges, particularly in the field of crisis management. There is a need for
a coherent framework to articulate common positions and eventually share
resources. More official and high-level meetings between the three IGOs and
possibly others are necessary to define common approaches to the main Roma
issues. A joint calendar as already proposed by the OSCE-ODIHR and the Council
of Europe would avoid duplication and reduce number of meetings dedicated to
the same topic. Co-ordination with the other key actors, including main
international donors, the CoE Development Bank, the World Bank and
international non-governmental organizations, should be strengthened and
liaison offices established. The Maastricht Plan of Action should reflect a new
stage of cooperation among decision makers. Finally, the mandate of each
relevant IGO should be reviewed and checked against new situations that Roma
face in
In conclusion, governments are encouraged to instruct intergovernmental
organizations to secure sustainable co-operation in the field of various Roma
initiatives (create a structure with clear co-ordination mandate).
Co-ordination mechanisms within IGOs: the proliferation and dispersion
of bodies having a mandate to act on various Romani issues requires the
creation and/or strengthening a co-ordination mechanism within the EU, the
Council of Europe and the OSCE.
Adoption of a European Union minority policy:
Although there are common EU policies such as the fight against racial
discrimination that address problems commonly faced by minorities in the EU,
for the time being there is no minority policy at the level of the European
Union and there is no consensus that it should be one as shown by the recent
rejection of the Hungarian proposals to include a EU minority policy in the
Convention or to establish a Committee of National and Ethnic Minorities aimed
at the representation of national and ethnic minorities in the institutional
system of the European Union.
Governments are encouraged to instruct international organisations to
continue exploring the possibility of developing a common European minority
policy.
SPECIFIC CONCLUSIONS CONCERNING POLICIES TOWARDS ROMA IN
Thanks to the numerous interventions of the Spanish participants, both
representatives of authorities and of NGO’s, we are in a position to present
some conclusions and recommendations specific to the situation of the Roma in
On the National Gypsy development Programme:
The National Gypsy Development Plan was a very positive and innovative
development when it started, some 15 years ago. It appears, however, that it is
now not very effective in practice and not adapted anymore to the current
reality in
Therefore, it was strongly recommended that the current National
Programme for Gypsy Development be fully evaluated (the evaluation which was
carried out for the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in 2002 should now be
made public and discussed by all parties involved), re-tought and re-focused,
with the full participation of the Roma representatives and associations.
It was proposed that the elaboration of any new programme should take
into account the following elements:
· The main objective of the programme should be the fight against
discrimination facing the Roma population in
· More political will should be invested in tackling the disadvantages
facing the Romani community; much more funding should also be allocated to the
implementation of policies towards Roma both at national and regional levels,
if long-lasting results are to be achieved.
· The national programme should not be the responsibility of the sole
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs but should be put directly under the
control and responsibility of the Presidency of the Government. It would also
be very useful to have a real coordination mechanism of all the ministries
involved.
· Very little exists in strategies for Roma on Roma women’s issues and
the gender dimension (with the exception of the Plan of Andalucia) and in
general policies for women, there is hardly anything on Roma women. Thus, one
can say that Roma women are almost out of the political agenda. Most of the
work in this respect has so far been done by NGO’s. However, NGO’s have limited
funding and political power. Thus, the authorities should now take into
consideration the new roles of the Romani women, corresponding to new models of
women, and take action in this respect. Gender equality should be an integral
component of strategies for Roma.
Roma women’s association should be given as much administrative and
decision-making power as those of men, especially in chapters of policies
dealing with equality of opportunities. They should be given a place in
institutions which are in charge of dealing with women/gender issues in the
society at large (for instance, in the Women’s Institute in Spain, where they
are so far not represented at all).
· Programmes for Roma should comprise adequate mechanisms of monitoring
and evaluation, which include the Roma representatives. The evaluation
processes should be transparent and participatory and Roma women should, again,
be fully involved.
· Real and effective participation of the Romani associations and
representatives is fundamental. They should be fully involved in the process of
evaluation of the current National Programme and take a full and equal part in
all aspects of the elaboration of any forthcoming programme. Effective
institutional mechanisms should be set up so as to allow a full and fair
participation of the Roma representatives in the implementation, management and
follow-up of any new strategy. The authorities should also take into
consideration, when supporting the Roma participation, the great diversity
existing within the Romani community in
· There is a need for an effective and proactive communication strategy
so as the replace the negative stereotypes on Roma with positive ones. It is
important, in this respect, not to focus only on the examples of those Roma who
succeeded and are doctors, lawyers or artists but also on the majority of them,
which do not occupy important posts in the society but should nonetheless not
be stigmatised and bear the weight of hundreds of years of negative
stereotyping. Communication strategies should therefore form part and be
planned in any policy/programme for Roma.
· The socio-cultural background of the Romani community should be borne
in mind when drafting policies for Roma. Some participants also advocated in
favour of the formal recognition of the Romani people as a minority in
FOLLOW-UP OF THE CONFERENCE
For an immediate follow-up and the presentation of
This report will be translated into Spanish and French and distributed
to all participants, as well as to participants of international fora, such as
the International Conference on Roma Women and Access to health care to be held
in Strasbourg in September 2003, or the Seminar on Cultural Identities of Roma,
Gypsies, Travellers and other related groups to be held also in September in
Strasbourg. It is hoped that the governments and Roma NGOs will make use of it
for example in their discussion within mixed interminsiterial commissions in
charge of monitoring the programmes/strategies for Roma and/or Travellers.
The Council of Europe Group of Specialists on Roma, Gypsies and
Travellers (MG-S-ROM) will also benefit from this report when discussing the
draft policy general recommendation aimed at providing guidelines for
governments in the drafting and implementation of policies towards Roma,
Gypsies and Travellers. The Secretariat of the Migration and Roma/Gypsies
Department will propose to the Group to include in the aforementioend draft
recommendation a chapter on monitoring and evaluation.
Mr. Alan Phillips – former First Vice-President of the Advisory
Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
and former Director of Minority Rights Group International and now advisor for
INTRAC, a British international NGO having expertise in the field of monitoring
and evaluation – will present to the MG-S-ROM at its autumn session (27-28
November) a draft concept paper “on monitoring and evaluation of programmes for
Roma” that was written following the Granada Conference.
* * * * *
Appendix 1
EUROPEAN CONFERENCE
ON ROMA POLICIES
GRANADA
Carmen de los Mártires
19-20 May 2003
AGENDA
[…]
Appendix 2
List of participants
EUROPEAN CONFERENCE
ON POLICIES TOWARDS
ROMA/GYPSIES AND
TRAVELLERS
Granada, Spain,
19-20 May 2003
CONFERENCIA
EUROPEA
SOBRE PLANES
DE DESARROLLO
GITANO
Granada, España,
19-20 de mayo de 2003
LIST OF
PARTICIPANTS/ LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
SPANISH ADMINISTRATION/
REPRESENTANTES DE
LA ADMINISTRACIÓN ESPAÑOLA
Institución/
Institution
Nombre y título/
Name and title
Información de contacto/
Contact
information
Ministerio de
Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales/ Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Lydia Rodríguez Dorado
Jefa de Sección
del Programa de Desarrollo Gitano
Subdirección
General de Programas de Servicios Sociales
C/ José Abascal 39,
28003 Madrid
Phone: (34) 91
347 90 34
Fax. (34) 91 347 74 58
E-mail:
lrodriguez@mtas.es
Manuel Porras
EXCUSED
C/ José Abascal 39,
28003 Madrid
Phone: (34) 91
363 74 90
Senado/ Senate
Angel Díaz Sol
Senator de
Granada
E-mail: Angel.diaz@diazsol.com
E-mail:
Angel.diaz@senado.es
Junta de Andalucía/
The Government of the
Autonomous Community of Andalucia
Mariano Gutiérrez Terrón
Delegado del
Gobierno
Gran Vía 34, 18071 Granada
Phone: (34) 95
802 42 57
Fax: (34) 95 802
42 61
E-mail:
delpro.gr@cgob.junta-andalucia.es
José Manuel Leal
Sabido
Director,
Secretaria para la comunidad gitana
C/ Hytasa 14, 41071 Sevilla
Phone: (34) 95
504 8000
Fax: (34) 95 504
83 84
E-mail:
sv-scg@cas.junta-andalucia.es
José Manuel
Flores
Secretaria para
la comunidad gitana
C/ Hytasa 14
41071 Sevilla
Phone: (34) 95
504 8000
Fax: (34) 95 504
83 84
E-mail: josem.flores.ext@juntadeandalucia.es
Junta de
Andalucía/
The Government of the
Autonomous Community of Andalucia
Eduardo Fernández Guerrero
Asesor técnico de
minorías étnicas
Delegación de Gobierno/Asuntos Sociales
C/ Ancha de
Gracia nº 6, 2ª planta
18071 Granada
Phone: (34) 958
02 46 62
Fax: (34) 958 02
46 94
E-mail:
eduardo.fernandez@juntadeandalucia.es
Diputación
Provincial
de Granada/
Granada Province
Assembly
Ana Conde Trescastro
Vice-presidenta
Segunda de la Diputación, Diputada Delagada del Área de Acción Social
Plaza de Bibataubín s/n
18009 Granada
Phone: (34) 95
824 73 16
Fax: (34) 95 824
73 35
Ramón Dengra
Molina
Director, Área de
acción social
Plaza de Bibataubín s/n
18009 Granada
Phone: (34) 95 824 73
17
Fax: (34) 95 824 73 35
E-mail:
rdengra@dipgra.es
Josefina Garcia
Arco
Educadora, Equipo
Provincial de Dirección
Phone: (34) 958 247 333
Fax: (34) 958 247
335
Remedios Gomez
Sánchez
Psicóloga, Equipo
Provincial de Dirección
Phone: (34) 958 247 193
Fax: (34) 958 247
335
Jesús Gómez
Mateos Sociólogo, Equipo Provincial de Dirección
Phone: (34) 958 247 230
Fax: (34) 958 247
335
Lourdes Rodríguez
del Barrio
Psicóloga,
Responsable del Plan de Desarrollo Gitano de Pinos Puente
Centro de Servicios Sociales Comunitarios de
Pinos Puente
Phone: (34) 958 459
015
Fax: (34) 958 459 016
e-mail: ssocialesppuente@dipgra.es
Dolores Fernández
López
Directora del
Centro Iznalloz
Centro de Servicios Sociales Comunitarios de
Iznalloz
Phone: (34) 958
384 354
Fax: (34) 958 384
354
Nuria Oliver
Berta
Educadora¸ Centro
de Iznalloz
Centro de Servicios Sociales Comunitarios de
Iznalloz
Phone: (34) 958
384 354
Fax: (34) 958 384
354
Diputación
Provincial de Granada/Granada Province Assembly
Purificación Martínez Martín
Trabajadora
Social, Vegas Altas
Centro de Servicios Sociales Comunitarios
Vegas Altas
Phone: (34) 958
466 367
Fax: (34) 958 466
367
Ana María
Fernández Yáňez
Trabajadora
Social, Alfacar
Centro de Servicios Sociales Comunitarios de
Alfacar
Phone: (34) 958 540
515
Fax: (34) 958 540 515
E-mail:
anamaf@dipgra.es
Maria José
Sánchez Molina
Trabajadora
Social,
Santa Fé
Centro de Servicios Sociales Comunitarios
Santa Fé
Phone: (34) 958
442 487
Fax: (34) 958 510
328
Nieves Entrena
Malagón,
Trabajadora
Social,
Huetor
Tájar-Montefrío
Centro de Servicios S. Comunitarios Huetor
Tájar- Montefrío
Phone: (34) 958
333 222
Fax: (34) 958 333
124
Jorge Guadix
Entrena
Director Centro
de Servicios Sociales Comunitarios Sierra Nevada
Centro de Servicios Sociales Comunitarios
Sierra Nevada
Phone: (34) 958
300 901
Fax: (34) 958 301
344
Lucia Serna
Sandoval
Directora del
Centro de Servicios Sociales del Valle de Lecrin
Ayuntamiento de
Huescar, Granada/Municipality of Huescar
Rosa Aurora Ramón Carrión
Coordinadora del
Programa de Desarrollo Gitano en Huescar
C/ San Juan Evangelista, 3
Huescar
CA Catalunya/
Government of Catalunya
Valentí Sallas i Campmany
Director General
de servicios comunitarios, Generalitat de Catalunya
C/ Diputació 92, 08015 Barcelona
Phone: (34) 93
483 18 89
Fax: (34) 93 483
15 82
E-mail:
vsallas@gencat.net
Ramón Vilchez
Enriquez.
Unidad de
Atención a la comunidad Gitana del Departamento de Benestar i Familia de la
Generalitat de Catalunya
C/ Diputació 92
08015 Barcelona
Phone: (34) 93
483 15 80
Fax: (34) 93 483
15 82
E-mail:
rvilchez@gencat.net
CA Catalunya/
Government of Catalunya
Manuel Heredia Jiménez
Responsable de la
Unidad de la Atención a la Comunidad Gitana del Departamento de Benestar i
Familia de la Generalitat de Catalunya
C/ Diputació 92, 08015 Barcelona
Phone: (34) 93
483 15 80
Fax: (34) 93 483
15 82
E-mail:
mheredia@gencat.net
ASOCIACIONES
ESPAÑOLAS/ SPANISH NGO´S
Asociación/
Organization
Nombre y título/
Name and title
Información de contacto/
Contact
information
SOS Racisme
Barcelona
Isabel Martinez
EXCUSED
Bau de Sampera, 3
08003 Barcelona
Phone: (34) 93
301 05 97
E-mail:
sosracisme@sosracisme.org
Fundación
Secretariado General Gitano (FSGG)
Fernando Villareal
C/ Antolina Merino, 10
28025 Madrid
Phone: (34) 91
422 09 60
Fax: (34) 91 422
09 61
E-Mail:
Josemanuel.fg@fsgg.org
Carolina
Fernández
Communication
Department
C/ Antolina Merino, 10
28025 Madrid
Phone: (34) 91
422 09 60
Fax: (34) 91 422
09 61
E-mail:
gabinete2@fsgg.org
Humberto García
FSGG Granada
Francisco Sierra
FSGG Granada
Pedro Aguilera
Cortés
Director FSGG
Catalunya
EXCUSED
C/ Segadors 2 6ª planta
08030 Barcelona
Phone: (34) 93
345 77 22
E-mail:
acceder.barcelona@fsgg.org
Unión Romaní
Juan de Dios Ramírez-Heredia
Presidente
EXCUSED
Plaza Duque de Medinaceli 7
08002 Barcelona
Phone: (34) 93
412 77 45
Fax: (34) 93 412
70 40
E-mail:
u-romani@pangea.org
Manuel Rondón
Secretario
General
de la Unión
Romaní Nacional
C/ Virgen de la Cinta 6
Local Bajo Dcha,
41014 Sevilla
Phone: (34) 954
28 26 54 / 954 27 56 56
Unión Romaní
Guillermo Carmona Heredia
Secretario
General de la Unión Romaní de Andalucía
C/ Virgen de la Cinta 6
Local Bajo Dcha,
41014 Sevilla
Phone: (34) 954
28 26 54
Guillermo Carmona
Heredia
Secretario
General de la Unión Romaní de Andalucía
C/ Virgen de la Cinta 6
Local Bajo Dcha,
41014 Sevilla
Phone: (34) 954
28 26 54
Trinidad Muñoz
EXCUSED
C/ Virgen de la Cinta 6
Local Bajo Dcha,
41014 Sevilla
Phone: (34) 954
28 26 54
Jaume I
Universitat
Castellón
Ana Jiménez Adelantado
University Jaume I
EXCUSED
Jaume I Universitat, Campus deu Sec
12071 Castellón
Phone: (34) 96 472 93
70,
(34) 96 472 80 00
Centro Socio
Cultural Gitano Andaluz
Francisca Fernández Fernández
Directora
Avenida del Hospicio s/n, Granada
Phone: (34) 95 828 63
84
Cell: (34) 670 946 609
Fax: (34) 958 804156
E-mail:
p.hurtado@airtel.net
Carmen Morales
Baena
Avenida del Hospicio s/n, Granada
Phone: (34) 95
828 63 84
Cell: (34) 670
946 609
Fax: (34) 958
804156
Asociación Romi
de Granada
Loli Fernández
Directora
Plaza del Rey Badis sn
18013 Granada
Phone: (34) 95 828
38 24
Phone/fax: (34)
958 16 12 78/120813
Romipen
Diego Luis
Fernández Jiménez
Reps. General
Romipen
PSOE Coordinador
para Minorías a nivel nacional
Phone:
(34) 957 660 997
Fax: (34) 957 661 458
E-mail:
Bufetefernandezjimenez@eresmas.com
E-mail:
DAFernandez@segurosbilbao.com
Universidad
de Granada
Gunther Dietz
Universidad
Granada
Mari Paz Pena
Garcia
Tania Garcia
Espinel
Laboratorio de Estudios Interculturales
Facultad de
Educación
Campus de Cartuja
18071 Granada
Phone: (34) 958 892
061
Fax: (34) 958 892 061
E-mail: gdietz@ugr.es
Universidad
de Granada
Juan Gamella
Granada
University
Departamento de Antropología y Trabajo Social,
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
Campus de Cartuja
18071 Granada
Phone: (34) 95
824 23 21
Fax: (34) 95 824
09 32
Email:
gamella@ugr.es
José Heredia Maya
Granada
University
EXCUSED
C/ Cruz de la Rauda 1
18010 Granada
Fundación
Pere Closa
Catalunya
Sebastián Porras
Fundación Pere
Closa
EXCUSED
C/ Del Carmen 50
08911 Badalona
Phone: (93) 389
33 41
Mobil 606 995493
E-mail:
f.p.c.@terra.es
Federación de
Asociaciones Gitanas de Catalunya
José Rodríguez Cortes
Calle Concilio de Trento, 313
Planta 9,
despacho 9.7
08020 Barcelona
Phone: (34) 93
305 10 71
Cell Phone (34)
610 60 25 14
Universidad
Barcelona
Carmen Méndez and
Peeters Koen
c/ Vía Aurelia 60 3º 2
08206 Sabadell
Barcelona 657 089
139
E-mail:
carmen_mendez@navegalia.com
Montse Sánchez
Aroca
Directora del
Estudio sobre la Población Gitana en Catalunya.
Profesora de las
EUTES Pere Tarrés-Universitat Ramon Llull
c/ Santaló, 37 Barcelona 08021
(Dep Proyectos Sociales)
Phone: (34) 93 410 16
02
Extensión: 2196 / 2197
Fax: (34) 93. 452 12
95
E-mail:
msanchez@peretarres.org or mfernandez@peretarres.org
Alicante Kalí
Juan David Santiago
Director
Gran Vía 19, Bajo, 08009 Alicante
Phone: (34) 658
827 628
Fax:
E-mail:
Opinión Romaní
Agustín Vega Cortés
Presidente
C/ Belén 61, 06300 Zafra, Badajoz
Phone: (34) 92
455 26 58
Fax: (34) 92 455
26 58
E-mail:
opirro@navegalia.com
Federación Asoc.
Gitanas Extremadura
Antonio Vázquez
Presidente FAGEX
Plaza de España, 8,
06300 Zafra,
Badajoz
Phone: (34) 92
455 21 77,
(34) 92 455 43 82
Universidad
Complutense de Madrid
Tomás Calvo Buezas
Catedrático de
Antropología Social y Director del Centro de Estudios sobre Migraciones y
racismo (CEMIRA)
Avenida de Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid
Phone: (34) 91 394 39
76
Fax: (34) 91 543 49 43
E-mail:
tcalvobuezas@cps.ucm.es
Lorenzo Cachón
Universidad
Complutense de Madrid
EXCUSED
Sociología y Ciencias Políticas
Phone: (34) 91
394 28 99
E-mail:
lcachon@cps.ucm.es
lcachon@terra.es
Francisco Alvira
Universidad
Complutense de Madrid
EXCUSED
Sociología y Ciencias Políticas
Phone: (34) 686
736 340
factam@retemail.es
Asociación Tagore
Cádiz
Antonio Carmona Fernández
EXCUSED
C/ Esparraguera, 1
Phone: (34) 677
428 337
11510 Puerto
Real, Cádiz
Granada
Alicia Teruel
Lawyer
Gran Vía 11, 3º, 18001 Granada
Phone: (34) 95
822 39 48
Fax: (34) 95 822
39 48
E-mail:
alteruel@vodafone.es
Defensor del
Pueblo Andaluz
José Chamizo de la Rubia
EXCUSED
C/ Reyes Católicos, 21, 41001 Sevilla
Phone: (34) 954
21 21 21
Fax: (34) 954 21
44 97
Centro de Investigaciones
Legales y Sociales
(CILS) Madrid
Ina Zoon
C/ Fernando el Católico 7, 4º B Dcha
28015 Madrid
Phone: (34) 91
445 53 88
Fax: (34) 91 445
5369
E-mail:
inazoon3@worldonline.es
Carmen Santiago
Reyes
C/ Manuel de Sandoval
Phone: (34) 95 716 23
97
Cell: (34) 606 93 93
39
Fax: (34) 95 716 23 87
E-mail:
csantiagoreyes@eresmas.es
Françoise Kempf
C/ Fernando el Católico 7, 4º B Dcha
28015 Madrid
Pone: (34) 91 445
53 88
Fax: (34) 91 445
5369
E-mail:
fkempf@wanadoo.es
Federation of European
Roma Young People (FERYP)
Demetrio Gómez Ávila
C/ San Marcos 28, 1º
A
28002
Phone: (34) 696 756
214
E-mail:
demego@eresmas.com
EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER
STATES/
PAÍSES MIEMBROS
DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA
País/
Country
Nombre y título/
Name and title
Información de contacto/
Contact information
Mirjam Karoly
Member of the Advisory
Council for Roma and Sinti
Romano Centro Hofmannsthalg 2, Lokal 2, A-1030 Vienna
Phone: (43) 1 749 6336
Fax: (43) 1 749 6336
E-mail: mirjam.karoly@romano-centro.org
Christa Achleitner
Head of Department,
Department for
National Minority Affairs
EXCUSED
Federal Chancellery
Ballhausplatz 2
A-1010
Phone: (43) 1 53 115
24 65
Fax: (43) 1 53. 115.26.16
E-mail:
christa.achleitner@bka.gv.at
Sarita Friman
Secretary General
Ministry of Social
Affairs and Health,
Kirkkokatu 14,
PL-Box 33 FIN- 0023
Government
Phone: (358) 9 1607
4308
Fax: (358) 9 1607
4312
E-mail:
sarita.friman@stm.vn.fi
Henry Hedman
Researcher at Research
Institute of Domestic Languages,
Ministry of Education
EXCUSED
Sipusaarentie 78
FIN-11120 Riihimäki
(private address)
Phone: (358) 40 51 62
836
E-mail:
hehedman@kotus.fi
France
Dominique
Steinberger
Member of the
Association Arpomt
EXCUSED
1, rue de l’Ancienne Ecole
F-67100
Phone: (33) 3 88 44 44
37
E-mail:
arpomt@infonie.fr
Germany
Marie
Luise Beck
Commissioner for
Foreigners Affairs
EXCUSED
Ministry for Families, Seniors,
Youth and Women, D-110
18
Phone: (49) 30 2007
2973 / 2974
Fax: (49) 30 2007 1930 / E-mail: marieluise.beck@bundestag.de
Rudko Kawczynski
Chair Board of
Directors, Roma National Congress
Simon Von Utrecht Strasse 85,
D-20359 Hamburg
Phone: (49) 40 310 521
Fax: (49) 40 310 4 75
E-mail:
kawczynski@t-online.de
Alphia Abdikeeva
OSI/EUMAP
Research and Website
Coordinator
H-1051
Nador 11, 4th floor
Phone: (36) 203 92 52
77
Fax: (36) 1 327 31 01
E-mail:
aabdikeeva@osi.hu
Alfred Stamos
Advisor to the Prime
Minister
on Roma Issues
EXCUSED
Greek Parliament, Quality of Life Bureau,
GR-Athens
Phone: (30) 210 671 80
16
E-mail:
demian@otenet.gr
Labrou Kristos
Roma Expert
Phone: (30) 693 778 75 01
Dionyssios Coundoureas
Ambassador,
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of
for the Greek Presidency of the EU
Vasilisis Sofias n°1
GR- Syntgama,
Phone: (30) 210 36 84
529/36 84 530
Fax: (30) 210 36 84
146
E-mail: dcound@mfa.gr
Anatasia Billa
Member of the
Committee of Ministry of Interior for the Integration of Greek Roma
27 Stadiou Str., 101 83
Phone: (30) 210 323 98
57
E-mail: nbila@in.gr
Brigid Quirke
Pavee Point
Phone: (353) 1 878
0255
Fax: (353) 1 874 2626
E-mail:
health@pavee.iol.ie
Caroline Mullen
Pavee Point
Phone: (353) 1 878
0255
Fax: (353) 1 874 2626
E-mail:
health@pavee.iol.ie
Fernando Sigona
Department of Planning
School of built
environment
OX3 OBP -
Phone: (44) 1 865 483
071
Fax: (44) 1 865 483
559
E-mail:
fsigona@brookes.ac.uk
The
Jos Douma
Deputy Director
Western and
(for
the forthcoming Presidency of the OSCE)
2500 EB The Hague
Phone: (31) 70 348 61
49
Fax: (31) 70 348
62 33
E-mail:
Jos-douma@minbuza.nl
Josephine
Verspaget
EXCUSED
Nieuwe Boschstr 28, 4811 CX- Breda,
Phone: (31) 76 52 12
108
Fax: (31) 76 51 41 198
E-mail:
j.verspaget@wanadoo.nl
Padre Antonio Vaz Pinto
High Commissioner for
Immigration and Ethnic
Minorities
EXCUSED
Pálacio Foz
Praça dos Restauradores
Apdo. 2596,
1113-001 Lisbon
Phone: (35) 1 22 204 61 10
E-mail:
avp@acime.gov.pt
Bruno Gonçalves
SOS Racismo
Bairro do Ingote Lote 22 cave Esquerda
P-3020-208
Phone: (35) 1 96 538
59 41
E-mail:
brunocig@mail.pt
Soraya Post
President of the
International Roma Women’s Network
Otherdhalsgatan 6 D
S-41716
Phone: (46) 31 22 14
17
Fax: (46) 70 085
33 55
E-mail:
Soraya.Post@kortedala.goteborg.se
Cissi N. Stork
Desk officer, Ministry
of Industry, Employment and Communication
EXCUSED
Division for Immigrant Integration and
Diversity
S-103 33
Phone: (46) 8 405
1000/ 1196
Fax: (46) 8 405 35 78
E-mail:
cissi.storck@justice.ministry.se
EUROPEAN UNION
ACCESSION COUNTRIES/ PAÍSES EN FASE DE ACCESO A LA UNIÓN EUROPEA
País/
Country
Nombre y título/
Name and title
Información de contacto/
Contact information
Mihail Ivanov
Secretary of the
National Council on Ethnic and Demographic Issues (CNEDI)
Council of Ministers, 1 Dondukov Bvd, BG-1000
Phone: (359) 2 940 20
15 / 20 79
Fax: (359) 2 986 27 32
E-mail:
m.ivanov@government.bg
Lalo Kamenov
Chief Expert, National
Council on Ethnic and Demographic Issues (CNEDI)
Council of Ministers, 1 Dondukov Bvd, BG-1000
Phone: (359) 2 940 29
37
Fax: (359) 2 986 27 32
E-mail:
l.kamenov@government.bg
Dimitar Georgiev
Roma Program
Consultant
Human Rights Project
BG-1000
Phone: (359) 2 981 50
66
Fax: (359) 2 981 50 66
E-mail:
hrproject@mbox.cit.bg
Roman Kristof
Director,
Council for Roma
Community Affairs
Nábrezi Edvarda Beneše, 4
CZ-11801 Prague 1
- Malá Strana
Phone: (420) 296
153 573
Fax: (420) 224
946 615
E-mail: Kristof.R@seznam.cz
Barbora Bukovska
Staff Attorney and
Project Coordinator in Centre for Citizenship, Civil and Human Rights
Senovážne nam. 24
116 47 Praha 1
Phone: (420) 2 34 62
14 67 or 449
Fax: (420) 2 34
62 14 70
E-mail:
bmq1@hotmail.com
poradna@poradna-prava.cz
Eva Hegyesi-Orsos
Deputy Secretary of
State, Ministry of Health, Social and Family Affairs
Arany János u. 6-8, 1051
Phone: (36) 1 475 58
20
Fax: (36) 1 331 25 35
E-mail:
hegysine.orsos.eva@eszcsm.hu
Gabriella Varjú
Office of the
Parliamentary
Commissioner for Civil
Rights
Nador u.22, H-1051,
Phone: (36) 1 475 72
30
Fax: (36) 1 269 16 15
E-mail: varju@obh.hu
Gyula Vamosi
EXCUSED
Feherhegyi u 6
Phone: (36) 30 213 63
86
Fax: (36) 72 329 911
E-mail:
Duesee@hotmail.com
Gyulavamosi@riptech.org
Angela Kocze
Executive Director,
European Roma
Information Office
Avenue Edouard Lacomble 17,
2nd floorB-1040
Phone: (32) 273 334 62
Fax: (32) 273 338 75
E-mail:
angelakocze@hotmail.com
Antanas Petrauskas
General Director,
Department of National Minorities and Lithuanians Living Abroad
EXCUSED
T. Kosciuškos 30
LT-26 00
Phone: (37) 02 61 30
49
Fax: (37) 02 61
94 31
E-mail:
tmdep@is.li
Teofile Bagdonaviciene
Chairwoman, Council of
National Minorities
EXCUSED
Phone: (37) 0 698 516 32
E-mail: teofileb@yahoo.co.uk
Tadas Leoncikas
Secretary of the
Advisory Expert Group to the Department of National Minorities and Lithuanians
living abroad
Institute for National Research
Saltoniskiu 58
Phone: (370) 614 372
87
E-mail: tadaslt@takas.lt
Edyta Tuta
National Minorities
Division, Department of Religion and National Minorities
Ministry of the
Interior and Administration
Ul Batorego 5
PL –
Phone: (48) 22 60 119
75
Fax: (48) 22 60
115 38
E-mail: wmn.dw@mswia.gov.pl
Andrzej Mirga
Chairman of PER Roma
Advisory Council and Chairman of Council of Europe Specialist Group on
Roma/Gypsies and Travellers
EXCUSED
Razvikowskiego 134, Apr. 2,
Tel.: (48) 12 635 90
92
E-mail:
usmirga@cyf-kr.edu.pl
Dan Jurcan
Secretary of State,
Ministry of Public Information, Department for Communication and Public Image
Phone: (40) 21 313 49
47
Fax: (40) 21 222
36 94
E-mail:
dan.jurcan@publicinfo.ro
Executive President,
Resource Centre for
Roma Communities
Str Tebei Nr 21,
3400 Cluj-Napoca,
Romania
Phone: (40) 264
42 04 74
Fax: (40) 264 42
04 70
Email:
fmoisa@romacenter.osf.ro
Dezideriu Gergely
Head of the Human
Rights Department,
Romani CRISS
Buzesti str. No 19,
Phone: (40) 21 231 41
44
Fax: (40) 21 212 56 05
E-mail:
criss@dnt.ro
Maria
Andruszkiewicz
Team Leader Phare
Project
22,
Phone: (40) 21 21 235
94
Fax: (40) 212 38 58
E.mail:
maria.andruszkiewicz@imcconsulting.ro
Klara Orgovánová
Plenipotentiary of the
Slovak Government for Roma Communities
Námestie slobody 1
SK-813 70
Phone: (421) 2593 64
305
Fax: (421) 2593
63 421
E-mail:
klara.orgovanova@strategy.gov.sk
Erika Godlova
Roma Women NGO
EXCUSED
Vihorlatska 5
08001
Phone: (421) 5177
57264,
E-mail:
erikagodlova@hotmail.com
Peter Pollak
Advisor to the Spisska
Nova Vess’ Head of District
Stefanikovo nam. 1
Spisska Nova Vess 05201, Slovakia
Phone: (421) 53
4175 130
E-mail:
peterpollak.rom@pobox.sk
Michel Digne
Pre Accession Adviser
in charge of the European Twining programs
Office of the Plenipotentiary for the Roma
Communities of the Slovak Government
Phone: (33) 6 79
48 59 58
E-mail:
michel.digne@strategy.gov.sk
Slovenia
Vera
Klopčič
Senior researcher
Institute for Ethnic
Studies
Erjavčeva 26,
Slo-1000
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Phone: (386) 1 200 18 79
Fax: (386) 1 25 109 64
E-mail:
vera.klopcic@guest.arnes.si
Slovenia
Jožef Horvat Sandreli
President, Romani
Union of Slovenia
Arhitekta Novaka 13
Slo-9000 Murska
Sobota, Slovenia
Phone: (386) 2 534 17
10
Fax: (386) 2 534 17 11
E-mail:
romani.union@siol.net
COUNTRIES OF THE
STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION PROCESS/ PAÍSES DEL PROCESO DE STABILIZACIÓN Y
ASOCIACIÓN
País/
Country
Nombre y título/
Name and title
Información de contacto/
Contact
information
Albania
Brunilda
Minarolli
Specialist at the
Office for Minorities
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
Boulevard “Zhan d’Ark”
Tirana, Albania
Phone: (355) 42
33 493
Fax: (355) 43 62
084
E-mail:
bruni_01@yahoo.com
Pëllumb Furtuna
President of Rromani
Baxt
Rruga: Halit Bega 28
Tirana, Albania
Phone: (355) 4
368 324
Fax : (355) 4 368 324
E-mail:
afurtuna@albaniaonline.net
Zara Halilovic
Head of Department for
coordination with Working Table I of Stability Pact for
Trg BiH 1,
BiH-71000
Phone: (387) 33 220
158
Fax: (387) 33 264
330
E-mail:
zhalilovic@dei.gov.ba
Maksim Stanisic
Adviser for Minority
Rights
Ministry of Human
Rights and Refugees
Trg BiH 1,
BiH-71000
Phone: (387) 33 206
655
Fax: (387) 33 206
655
E-mail:
ljudprav@mhrr.gov.ba
Dr. Ante Simonic
Vice President of the
Croatian Government
EXCUSED
Office of
Trg. Sk. Marka 2
18 000
Phone: (385) 1 6303
886
Fax: (385) 1 6303 884
E-Mail:
ljerka.ivankovic@vlada.hr
Ana Balaban
Adviser to the Vice
president of the Croatian Government
Office of
Trg. Sk. Marka 2
18 000
Phone: (385) 1 6303
968
Fax: (385) 1 6303 884
E-mail:
ana.balaban@vlada.hr
Milena Klajner
Deputy Head,
Office for National
Minorities
Mesnička 23
HR-10000
Phone: (385) 1 45
69358
Fax: (385) 1 45 69324
E-mail:
milena.klajner@vlada.hr
The former
Erduan Iseni
Mayor of Suto Orizari
EXCUSED
Municipality of Šuto Orizari
MK- Šuto Orizari b.b.,
Phone: (389) 265 25 80
Fax: (389) 265 05 84
E-mail:
gradsho@unet.com.mk
Ramiza Sakip
Organization RNVO 2002
Razloska no 28
MK-1000
Phone: (389) 70 267
584
Fax: (389) 2 634
491
E-mail:
ramizas@yahoo.com
Nicolae Radita
Moldovan
53B Banulescu, Bodoni Str
MD-2012
Phone: (373) 294 03
197
Fax: (373) 2 22 26b18
E-mail:
radita@credo.mldnet,md
Mariana Baliţchi
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
Str. 31 August 1989, 80
MD-2020
Phone: (373) 2 578 269
Fax: (373) 2 232
302
E-mail:
coedesk@mfa.md
Osman Balic
Roma Adviser to the
Federal Minister for National and Ethnic Communities
EXCUSED
J. Ristića 14/22
YU-18000 Niš
Phone: (381) 18 24 339
Fax: (381) 18 24
339
E-mail:
yuromcentar@bankerinter.net
Stefan Müller
Consultant
Tulipan Utca 16
1022
Phone: (36) 1 32 65
236
E-mail:
Mueller@hsconsulting.ch
INDEPENDENT
CONSULTANTS/CONSULTORES INDEPENDIENTES
Nombre y título/
Name and title
Información de contacto/
Contact information
Ron Korver
Former Roma Program
Manager
EU Delegation
Beukelsdijk 80b
3022 DJ,
Phone: (31) 6 53 71 52
99
E-mail:
Roniekorver@hotmail.com
Robin Oakley
Consultant for RrAJE
Programme, European Dialogue
20a
Tel.: (44) 20 7482 1085
Fax: (44) 20 7482
1723
E-mail:
oakley@easynet.co.uk
Alan Phillips
Adviser and Former
Vice President CoE Advisory Committee on National Minorites
Phone: (44) 1 273 721 358
E-mail:
aphillips@gmx.net
Brian Pratt
Executive Director
INTRAC Limited
Phone: (44)1 865 201
851
Fax: (44)1 865 201 852
E-mail:
b.pratt@intrac.org
Pierre Salama
Professor, National
Centre of Scientific Research
159 rue Blomet, Paris XV, France
Phone: (33) 1 453 35
602
Fax: (33) 1 453 35 602
E-mail:
psalama@wanadoo.fr or salama@seg.univ-paris13.fr
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS /
ORGANIZACIONES Y
INSTITUCIONES INTERNACIONALES
Institución/
Institution
Nombre y título/
Name and title
Información de contacto/
Contact information
European Commission
Catherine Magnant
General Directorate
for External Relations
Charlemagne 11/101, 200 rue de la Loi
B-1040 Brussels
Phone: (32) 2 296 53
76
Fax: (32) 2 295 78 50
E-mail:
Catherine.magnant@cec.eu.int
EC Delegation
Isabella Uribe
EXCUSED
Interpreted World Trade Centre
Block A 3rd floor
1040 Sofia,
Bulgaria
Phone: (359) 2
973 32 40
Fax: (359) 2 973
38 72
E-mail:
Isabella.uribe@cec.eu.int
EC Delegation
Howard Harding
EXCUSED
160 41 Praha 6,
Phone: (420) 2 2431 28
35
Fax: (420) 2 243 12850
E-mail:
Howard.harding@cec.eu.int
EC Delegation
Croatia
Enrique Aguado-Asenjo
EXCUSED
Masarykova 1
HR-10000
Phone: (385) 148 96500
Fax: (385) 148
96555
E-mail: Enrique.aguado-asenjo@cec.eu.int
EC Delegation
Simona Botea
Team leader, Social
Sector and Civil Society
Str. Jules Michelet 18
Sector 1,
Phone: (40) 21 203 54
08
Fax: (40) 21 230 24 53
E-mail:
simona.botea@cec.eu.int
EC Delegation
Slovakia
Ivana Skodova
EXCUSED
Panska 3
811 01 Bratislava,
Slovakia
Phone: (421) 7
544 31 718
Fax: (421) 7 544
32 972
E-mail:
ivana.skodova@cec.eu.int
EUMC
John Kellock
Information and
Communication
EXCUSED
Rahlgasse 3, A-1060
Phone: (43) 1 580 3033
Fax: (43) 1 580 30 91
E-mail:
John.Kellock@eumc.eu.int
OSCE- ODIHR
Nicolae Gheorghe
Adviser on Roma and
Sinti Issues
00-557
Phone: (48) 22 520
0600
Fax: (48) 22 520
06 05
E-mail:
Nicolae.gheorghe@odirhr.pl
Council of
Gabriella Battaini Dragoni
General Director DG
III Social Cohesion
F-67075 Strasbourg cedex,
Phone: (33) 3 88 41 21
78
Fax: (33) 3 88 41
27 31
E-mail:
gabriella.battaini@coe.int
Miranda
Vuolasranta
Administrator, DG
III Social Cohesion Department Roma/Gypsy Division
F-67075 Strasbourg cedex, France
Phone: (33) 3 90
21 48 20
Fax: (33) 3 88 41
27 31
E-mail:
miranda.vuolasranta@coe.int
Council
of
Michaël Guet
Administrator,
Roma/Gypsies Division, DG III Social Cohesion
F-67075 Strasbourg cedex
Phone: (33) 3 90 21 49
63
Fax: (33) 3 88 41
27 31
E-mail:
michael.guet@coe.int
Brigitte Thomas
Assistant,
Roma/Gypsies Division, DG III Social Cohesion
F-67075 Strasbourg cedex,
Phone: (33) 3 88 41 21
66
Fax: (33) 3 88 41
27 31
E-mail:
Brigitte.thomas@coe.int
Artemiza Chisca
Secretariat of the
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
F-67075 Strasbourg cedex,
Phone: (33) 3 88 41 21
66
Fax: (33) 3 88 41
27 31
E-mail:
artemiza.chisca@coe.int
Representative of the
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
EXCUSED
F-67075 Strasbourg cedex,
Phone: (33) 3 88 41 39
42
Fax: (33) 3 88 41 39
87
Email:
Giancarlo.cardinale@coe.int
Satu Suikkari
Legal Officer
Office of the
Commissioner for Human Rights
F-67075 Strasbourg cedex
Phone: (33) 3 88 41 29
88
Fax: (33) 3 90 21
50 53
E-mail:
satu.suikkari@formin.fi
Council of Europe
Development Bank
Cristian Tabacaru
Director of Projects
Financing Department
55 Avenue Kléber
75784
Phone: (33) 1 47 55 71
33
Fax: (33) 1 47 55 37
52
E-mail:
cristian.tabacaru@coebank.org
UNDP RBEC
Andrey Ivanov
Regional Support
Centre
81100
Phone: (421) 2 59 337
431
Fax: (421) 2 59 337
450
E-mail:
andrey.ivanov@undp.org
World Bank
Dena Ringold
Human Development
Economist
Phone: (1) 202 473
4681
Fax: (1) 202 615 1655
E-mail:
dringold@worldbank.org
INTERNATIONAL
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS/ ORGANIZACIONES NO-GURBERNAMENTALES
INTERNACIONALES
Institución/
Organización
Institution/
Organization
Nombre y título/
Name and title
Información de contacto/
Contact information
OSI NY
Deborah Harding
Vice President for
National Foundations
EXCUSED
1120 19th st., Mw, 8th floor
W/DC 20036
Phone: (1) 202 721
5615
E-mail:
dharding@sorosny.org
OSI – RPP
Rumyan Russinov
Program Director,
Roma
Participation Program
H-1397 Budapest, PO Box 519
Phone: (36-1) 327
3855
Fax: (36-1) 327
3841
E-mail:
russinov@osi.hu
OSI-EUMAP
Rachel Guglielmo
Consultant OSI
Phone: (1) 617
491 51 15
E-mail:
rguglielmo@osi.hu
Miriam Anati
Program Manager
Nador Utca,11, 1051
Phone: (36) 1 327 38
03
Fax: (36) 1 327 38 64
E-mail:
manati@osieurope.org
Andrea Gurubi
Program Assistant
Nador Utca,11, 1051
Phone: (36) 1 327 38
03
Fax: (36) 1 327 38 64
E-mail:
manati@osieurope.org
PER
Livia Plaks
Executive Director
Project on Ethnic
Relations
EXCUSED
Tel.: (1) 609 683 5666
Fax: (1) 609 683
5888
E-mail:
per@per-usa.org
INTÉRPRETES
INGLÉS-ESPAÑOL/ ENGLISH-SPANISH INTERPRETERS
Nombre/Name
Información de contacto/Contact information
Oscar Jiménez
(Both days)
Phone: (34) 670 472
624
E-mail:
ojimene@ugr.es
Rafael Porlán
(Monday)
Phone: (34) 607 531
788
E-mail:
rporlan@lander.es
Anne Martin
(Tuesday)
Phone: (34) 647 989
609
E-mail: anne@ugr.es
ROMANI/ENGLISH
INTERPRETERS/ INTERPRETES ROMANI-INGLÉS
Nombre/Name
Información de contacto/Contact information
Sarita Jasarova
Kuzman Sapkarev n° 1a,
Phone: (389) 2 346 287
Fax: (389) 2 346 287
E-mail:
Jasarov@netscape.net
Sejdo Jasarov
Kuzman Sapkarev n° 1a,
Phone: (389) 2 346 287
Fax: (389) 2 346 287
E-mail:
Jasarov@netscape.net
Note 1 Total Gypsy population in
2 To-date there are 18 European countries which have adopted or are in the
process of adopting a specific programme for Roma or Travellers. This includes
EU member states (Finland, Greece, Ireland and Spain), EU accession countries
(Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak
Republic, and Slovenia), and Stabilisation and Association Process where
strategies are being discussed or will be soon adopted (Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro, “the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia”). Note 3 The
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, which is
running the National Gypsy Development Plan, was unfortunately not in a
position to provide support for this Conference. However, it sent
representatives to
4 In particular
Committee of Ministers Recommendations Rec. (2000)4 on the Education of
Roma/Gypsy Children in Europe and Rec. (2001)17 on Improving the Economic and
Employment Situation of Roma/Gypsies and Travellers in Europe, Parliamentary
Assembly Recommendations1203/1993 and 1557/2002, as well as Congress for Local
and Regional Authorities of Europe Recommendations 243/1993, 11/1995 and
44/1997.
5 Those who did not
have a chance to get a copy can request it to the Secretariat of the Council of
Europe, Migration and Roma/Gypsies Division – fax : +33/3.88.41.27.31 ; email:
brigitte.thomas@coe.int ; tel.: +33/3.88.41.21.66. Some delegations provided
additional or new documents (
Note 7 The common objectives have been adopted
by the Nice European Council in December 2000 and revised in December 2002.
Note 8 On 30 July 2003 in
9 To be effective,
monitoring should be as much about the process of preparing, presenting and
using a report as about the report itself. Preparing an effective report
requires reporters to think critically, to involve and to draw their
information from communities affected by the problems being monitored, and to
formulate their critique in a reasoned and persuasive manner. And thus it is
logical that Roma should take a leading role in articulating and transmitting
critiques of the programmes designed for their benefit.