ABSTRACT
On April 5, 2011, as a follow up to the Council of the European Union Conclusions from December 2007 and December 2008, the European Commission adopted a Communication known as the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020 (EU Framework for Roma) based on which member states were asked to adopt or revise their National Roma Strategies by the end of 2011. This process has been considered “an unprecedented commitment by EU member states to promote the inclusion of their Roma communities” and a commitment which “offers a new approach to addressing the problem of deep social and economic exclusion experienced by Roma people living in Europe” by “presenting a European structure to support the work of Member States” (European Commission 2011b, 2).
