The Roma are Europe's largest ethnic minority. Out of an estimated total of 10-12 million in Europe, some 6 million live in the EU, and most of them are citizens of an EU country. &nbsp;The estimated share of the Roma in EU countries in 2012 ranges from 10.3% in Bulgaria, 9.1% in Slovakia, 8.3% in Romania, 7% in Hungary, 2.5% in Greece, 2% in Czechia and 1.6% in Spain, to less than 1% in most of the other countries.

Excessive force, police brutality and misconduct against Romani people continue to be reported across the EU, in line with the&nbsp;2020 findings&nbsp;of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).

The FRA report also revealed that Romani people are subject to widespread poverty, inadequate living conditions, poor health, exclusion from the labour market and harassment.&nbsp;

Romani people in the EU

In the face of persistent discrimination, Parliament calls for common rules to ensure that the rights of all national minorities are redressed and respected across the EU.

The rules stipulate that people belonging to national minorities are entitled to equal cultural, linguistic and educational rights, and member states are urged to end discriminatory practices.

MEPs call on the European Commission to draft a directive on minimum standards for minorities in the EU, including benchmarks and measures.

Parliament is also calling on EU countries to end statelessness for Roma people and to guarantee that this minority group enjoys full human rights.

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EP Plenary session - Voting session

MEPs vote on: Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU; Key objectives to the CITES CoP19 meeting in Panama; The EU’s strategic relationship and partnership with the Horn of Africa Rule 118 - Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (NI, IT); Access to water as a human right - the external Dimension - Miguel URBÁN CRESPO (The Left, ES).

Voting session (part 1)

MEPs question the Council and the Commission on efforts to tackle unemployment, poverty and discrimination faced by Roma people in several member states. Closing statements by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs.

Oral questions - Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU: closing statements by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs

MEPs question the Council and the Commission on efforts to tackle unemployment, poverty and discrimination faced by Roma people in several member states. Second part of the debate.

Oral questions - Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs question the Council and the Commission on efforts to tackle unemployment, poverty and discrimination faced by Roma people in several member states. First part of the debate.

Oral questions - Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs question the Council and the Commission on efforts to tackle unemployment, poverty and discrimination faced by Roma people in several member states. Opening statements by Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ (Renew, SK), rapporteur and Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality.

Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU: opening statements by Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ (Renew, SK), rapporteur, Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs, and Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality

MEPs debate on the The situation of marginalized Roma communities in the EU. Closing statement by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality

The situation of marginalized Roma communities in the EU: closing statement by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality

MEPs debate on the The situation of marginalized Roma communities in the EU. Second part of the debate.

The situation of marginalized Roma communities in the EU: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

MEPs debate on the The situation of marginalized Roma communities in the EU. First part of the debate.

The situation of marginalized Roma communities in the EU: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs debate on the The situation of marginalized Roma communities in the EU. Opening statement by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality.

The situation of marginalized Roma communities in the EU: opening statement by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality

Excessive force, police brutality and misconduct against Romani people continue to be reported across the EU, in line with the 2020 findings of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). MEPs debate on condemning police violence against Romani people in the EU. Closing statements by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality and by by Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Condemning police violence against Romani people in the EU: closing statements by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality and by by Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Excessive force, police brutality and misconduct against Romani people continue to be reported across the EU, in line with the 2020 findings of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). MEPs debate on condemning police violence against Romani people in the EU.

Condemning police violence against Romani people in the EU: MEPs debate

Excessive force, police brutality and misconduct against Romani people continue to be reported across the EU, in line with the 2020 findings of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). MEPs debate on condemning police violence against Romani people in the EU. Opening statements by Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality.

Condemning police violence against Romani people in the EU: opening statements by Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality

A delegation of members of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament (EMPL) visited Roma villages in Slovakia. This infoclip illustrates Romani districts with precarious buildings and dwellings in Košice (Luník IX), Drienovec and Dobšiná.

Infoclip: Situation of Roma people

A delegation from the Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) travel to Košice (Slovakia). MEPs visits several Roma settlements in the area, as well as projects co-financed by the European Social Fund plus (ESF +). Footages Courtesy C.E.N. s.r.o. - TA3.

EP Delegation to Slovakia: visit of Roma settlements and meeting with social workers

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Roma equality, inclusion and participation: opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, Council of the European Union, and by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery

Roma equality, inclusion and participation: opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, and by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Roma equality, inclusion and participation: closing statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, Council of the European Union, and by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality.

Roma equality, inclusion and participation: closing statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal and by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Roma equality, inclusion and participation.

Roma equality, inclusion and participation: MEPs debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Roma equality, inclusion and participation: extracts from the debate

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