Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015

DECADE

AFTER

Decade Future After 2015

2015 QUESTIONNAIRE

Country
I.

Decade Content

The mission of the Decade is to eliminate discrimination against Roma and close the
unacceptable gaps between Roma and the rest of society.
1. Do you think that this mission will still be relevant after 2015?
Yes

No

Maybe

Dont know

2. Do you think that the organization/institution you are representing, according to

your view, should continue working on this mission after 2015?
Yes

No

Maybe

Dont know

3. If you were in position to formulate the mission statement of the Decade or similar
Roma inclusion initiative after 2015, how would you formulate it?

4. Having in mind the mission statement you propose, please list the main priority
areas and cross-cutting issues that need to be tackled in order to achieve such
mission. Please include as many priorities and cross-cutting issue you believe the
Decade or similar Roma inclusion policy should have after 2015. Please include
the current priorities and cross-cutting issues as relevant. Please be specific to the
extent you considered appropriate for a Decade like international policy in
defining the priority and cross-cutting areas.
i. Priority areas (up to 10)

ii. Cross-cutting issues (up to 5)

6
7
9
10
5. Please think how much time is realistically needed to achieve the mission you
propose and put appropriate mark on the timeline below?
2015

2020

2025

behind 2025

6. Participation of Roma is core value of the Decade and an aspect many agree the
Decade had significant positive impact on. Regardless of the future of the Decade
after 2015 please state weather the efforts established with the Decade for Roma
participation should:
Stop
Strengthen

Decrease
Increase

Continue same way

Dont know

II.

Decade Process

7. Please consider the following elements of the Decade process and for each of the
elements state whether it would be useful to continue after 2015? (mark with X)
Process elements:

Yes

No

Maybe

Dont
know

National Action Plans

Measuring
and
demonstrating
progress
Policy coordination
Experience exchange events
Information sharing
8. Please list up to 5 other elements that an international Roma inclusion policy
process should include:
1
2
3
4
5
III.

Membership

9. The Decade is currently implemented in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania,
Serbia, Slovakia and Spain. Which territory the Decade should be implemented in
(in any form) after 2015:
i. Current participating countries
none
all
some of the current countries, please list:
dont know
ii. Other countries
none
some, please list:
dont know
10. Besides participation of Governments and Roma civil society from the territories
where the Decade is implemented, international and intergovernmental
organizations are also members of the Decade.
i. Please mark those Decade international partners whose involvement in
dealing with inclusion of Roma will still be relevant after 2015, according to
your opinion:

the World Bank

Open Society Foundations (OSF)
Council of Europe (CoE)
Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)
European Roma Information Office (ERIO)
European Roma and Travelers Forum (ERTF)
European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC)
Roma Education Fund (REF)
European Network against Racism (ENAR)

International Romani Union (IRU)

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
World Health Organization (WHO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues (CPRSI) of ODIHR/OSCE
Dont know

ii. and please name up to 5 other international or intergovernmental

organization that should be involved:
1
2
3
4
5
IV.

Leadership/decision making

All policies dealing with Roma inclusion, whether national or international, including the
Decade, place the primary responsibility on the Governments, but also often involve
other actors. Besides the Governments, International partners, Romani communities
(through Romani civil society) and specialized bodies dealing with particular aspects of
the Decade process (such as Roma Education Fund providing policy advice and funding in
education or Decade Secretariat providing technical support and overall coordination)
have significant role in the Decade.
11. Please consider the different roles of the different actors in Roma inclusion
processes on international level after 2015. Please distinguish between
responsibility (resp.; meaning must do) and participation (part.; meaning can be
involved in, on voluntary basis) role. Mark the appropriate fields in the table
below with X.
Governments
Resp.

Part.

International
partners
Resp.
Part.

Romani
communities
Resp.
Part.

Specialized bodies
Resp.

Part.

Leadership
Decision
making
Implementation
Coordination
Policy advice
Information
sharing
Funding

V.

Administration/management

12. Which of the following functions of the Decade Secretariat would you consider
useful for the work of your organization after 2015?
Process elements:
Facilitation of dialogue and contact
Policy development support
Information
repository
and

Yes

No

Maybe

Dont
know

dissemination
Monitoring Roma inclusion
Roma inclusion capacity
resource
Roma empowerment
Secretarial duties

building

VI.

Resources

13. Where resources for Roma inclusion efforts on international level should come
from, according to your opinion:

Governments (all levels) Inter-governmental organizations

European Union
International financial institutions
Private Foundations
Dont know
Other sources, please specify:

14. In your opinion, would your organization contribute to Roma inclusion efforts on
international level after 2015?
Yes
VII.

No

Maybe

Dont know

Other international initiatives

Decade exists in a universe of international initiatives dealing with similar or related

issues. The key international initiatives of this type are: European Union Framework for
National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020, Council of Europes Ad-hoc Committee
of Experts on Roma Issues (CAHROM), Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europes Action Plan on Roma and Sinti.
15. Please list up to 7 distinctive features of the Decade you are aware of, that are
unique and could complement other international initiatives after 2015:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
16. Please list up to 7 features that Roma inclusion efforts are missing on international
level:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

17. If the Decade continues after 2015 in any form, how in your opinion it should
relate to the other relevant international initiatives?
Information sharing
projects

Joint events

Shared management bodies

coordination

Service provision

Funding

Joint
Policy

Dont know

Other relationship, please specify:

VIII.

Decade after 2015 vision

18. Please take few moments and think about the Decade after 2015. Please briefly
describe your thoughts:

19. Please take few moments and think about the organization you are representing
in relation to the Decade after 2015. Please briefly describe your thoughts:

Thank you for your contribution