Activities of Oldřich VLASÁK related to 2010/2276(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion
Amendments (3)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that Roma continue to be victims of persistent discriminationfrequent prejudice in many Member States and that this situation is exacerbated by the current economic and financial crisis; calls on those Member States which the EU Fundamental Rights Agency identified as having severe problems to fully exploit the EU resources available under the Structural Funds, and in particular the ERDF and ESF;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given the meanincentives through good quality education, decent housing and job opportunities to fully integrate the work place and contribute to economic development as foreseen in the EU 2020 strategy, especially in those Member States with a shrinking population, who could stand to benefit from an additional large and young labour force; calls on the Member States, therefore, to increase their efforts now, by reinforcing their effective strategies for addressing the specific circumstances (deep poverty, lack of education, poor health conditions) of marginalised communities, in order to ensure their social and economic integration;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that Roma communities, as found both in the EU-27 and in candidate countries, represent extremely heterogeneous groups, with the consequence that there can be no single strategy; underlines therefore, that there exists a need for distinct approaches which take account of the varying geographical, economic, social, cultural and legal contexts in which each Roma community is found;