Roma people living in the EU: Frequently asked questions.

There are between 10 million and 12 million Roma in the EU, in candidate countries and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans. Roma people living in the European Union are EU citizens and have the same rights as any other EU citizen. A significant number of Roma live in extreme marginalisation in both rural and urban areas and in very poor social-economic conditions. They are disproportionally affected by discrimination, violence, unemployment, poverty, bad housing and poor health standards.

Más información:

• Statement by Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission and EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, on the Roma situation in Europe (europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do). 
• La Comisión Europea exhorta a la inclusión social de los gitanos (europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do).
• La UE adopta nuevas medidas para mejorar las condiciones de vivienda de las comunidades gitanas (europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do).
• La población gitana y el fondo social europeo (ec.europa.eu/employment_social/esf/docs/esf_roma_es.pdf).

Noticias relacionadas:

•  Dosta! ’’Fight prejudices towards Roma’’ (www.migrarconderechos.es/noticias/Dosta).