EUROCITIES Roma inclusion - Policy transfer study visit 8-10 April 2019, Toulouse
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EUROCITIES Roma inclusion
Policy transfer study visit
8-10 April 2019, Toulouse
#inclusivecities4all
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Business meeting ✓ City updates ✓ EU and EUROCITIES updates ✓ UpcomPlanning specific advocacy actions ✓ ing WG activities in 2019
45’ City updates Form a pair with a city you know least about Find out: Which are the actions planned in their city relevant to Roma inclusion? (policy initiatives, new projects, etc.) Take the shoes of your partner city and share the updates
EU & EUROCITIES updates ▪ European Pillar of Social Rights ▪ EU funding post 2020: ESF+ ▪ European Semester ▪ Working with the future EC and EP ▪ Future of EUROCITIES
European Pillar of Social Rights
Inclusive Cities for All: Social Rights in My City
- 21 city pledges presented at EP on 21 February
▪ Madrid ▪ Vienna ▪ Warsaw ▪ Glasgow
▪ Stuttgart ▪ Barcelona ▪ Turku ▪ Nantes
▪ Gothenburg ▪ Timisoara ▪ Athens ▪ Malmo
▪ Ljubljana ▪ Nantes ▪ Leeds ▪ Utrecht
▪ Braga ▪ Leipzig ▪ Ghent ▪ Lille
▪ Lyon
European Pillar of Social Rights
2. Evidence from cities
- New publication with evidence from survey of 20 cities on measures
▪ Inclusive education
▪ Gender equality
▪ Equal opportunities
▪ Active support for employment
- New survey in spring-summer to cover
other principles of the Pillar (e.g. housing)
European Pillar of Social Rights 3. Policy transfer study visits - Focus on mutual learning on innovative approaches in social policy ➢ Cross-cutting topics relevant for more WGs ➢ Potential for learning and transferability ➢ Outcomes: action plans and follow-up
European Social Fund+
EC proposal out end of May
➢ Inputs from members EUROCITIES statement
➢ SAF coordinated lobby action amendments to
influence EP report on ESF+ in EMPL committee
favourable vote 03/12 & plenary vote on 16/01
What next?
✓ ESF+ discussed by member states in the Council
✓ trialogue negotiations will only start in autumn
✓ 2019-2020: capacity-building to influence OPs
ESF+ objectives
SAF advocacy for future of EU social agenda
EP elections new Commission
▪ EP elections 23-26 May 2019
▪ New EC in autumn (parliamentary committee hearings)
What SAF actions?
✓ EUROCITIES statement on future of social Europe
✓ Political meetings with new CommissionerFuture of EUROCITIES
Vision and
organisational goals
2020-2030
Strategic plan
2020-2025
Annual work plan
2020-2021A clear vision for EUROCITIES EUROCITIES is the leading network of major European cities, working together to ensure a good quality of life for all our citizens. We strive for a Europe where cities are genuine partners with the EU to create a better future where: 1. People take part in an inclusive society 2. People progress in a prosperous local economy 3. People move and live in a healthy environment 4. People make vibrant and open public spaces 5. City governments address global challenges 6. City governments are fit for the future
Goals - overview
Goal 1: People take part in an inclusive society • Fight urban poverty and social exclusion • Ensure access to adequate and affordable housing • Facilitate the inclusion of refugees, migrants, ethnic minorities and people with diverse backgrounds • Ensure quality and inclusive education • Deliver quality social services • Support inclusive local labour markets
Goal 2: People progress in a prosperous local economy • Stimulate the creation of quality jobs • Manage new economic business models and trends • Promote the attractiveness of cities for people, business and investments • Address local skills and future needs to tackle mismatches • Support the transition to a circular economy • Strengthen infrastructures in and between cities
Goal 3: People move and live in a healthy environment • Promote accessible and clean water • Ensure clean air • Reduce noise pollution • Manage the collection, recycling and reduction of waste • Promote safe, connected and sustainable urban mobility • Support the transition towards clean fuels and vehicles • Support urban food systems
Goal 4: People make vibrant and open public spaces • Promote the co-creation of cultural activities and spaces for urban development and cohesion • Regenerate and design open and inspiring public spaces for and with people • Ensure green areas and biodiversity in urban planning • Strengthen safety and security in public spaces
Goal 5: City governments address global challenges • Fight climate change and enable the energy transition • Tackle rising inequalities • Drive digital transformation
Goal 6: City governments are fit for the future • Promote innovative city government and administration • Ensure the financial sustainability of cities • Manage the use of disruptive technologies to transform public services • Strengthen public participation in decision making • Explore strategic partnerships and co-creation of public services • Promote gender equality and fight all discrimination • Plan for the cities of the future
Delivering: testing new ways of working
Currently: predictability, persistent silos, limited tangible outcomes,
limited flexibility
ALL ALL
KSF FORUMS FORUMS
Jan March May June Oct Nov
Corporation Urban Annual
platform governance conference
group
In addition: WG and TF meetings, EU and international conferences,
cities’ meetings etc.Delivering: testing new ways of working 2020 Increased agility while maintaining foresight, better adapted activities and stronger synergies on transversal issues KSF EEF EDF SAF EMF UGG ECF CP&AC Jan June Dec An annual work programme per forum including: ➢ 1 high level meeting (conference + WGs) ➢ Targeted WG and other activities: seminars, workshops, webinars, study visits, LABs, project events, business partner meetings ➢ Lobby actions to EU institutions
EC releases country
reports
EUROCITIES compiles EUROCITIES sends to
theme analysis from WGs for thematic
WGs to send EC analysis
WG compiles analysis
WG members analyse
& discusses in spring
reports (individually)
mtg & sends reportMain trends 6 country reports contain analysis on the situation of Roma people (BG, CZ, ES, HU, RO, SK) Progresses are overall limited Common challenges: - Poverty: increased risk of poverty and geographical disparities - Homelessness and absence of access to basic infrastructure - Employment - Education and especially early school leaving, low access to early education, segregation - Healthcare unhygienic settlements, absence of medical insurance Lack of comprehensive solutions. Need for investments
Bulgaria Some progress on employability and education but measures on Roma are lagging behind Reforms: - monitoring and evaluation system - Roma mediators for public employment services Challenges: 89% of the Roma population is at risk of poverty
Czech Republic Limited progress on education Reforms: - Projects have enabled access to mainstream education and creation of affordable childcare places - Right to attend pre-school from the age of 3 Challenges: Early school leaving rate is increasing since 2010
Spain First time that the situation of Roma people is mentioned in the country specific report Situation: Roma people (1.6% of the population). Tend to have a better situation than other European countries remaining gap with the general population. Need for high priority investments for the inclusion of Roma
Hungary Limited progress on labour market integration and education Reforms are not sufficiently targeted (employment) and suffer from exceptions (education) Challenges: While representing 7% of the population, only 0.8% of students in tertiary education are Roma.
Romania
No progress on the minimum inclusion income
reform and limited progress on upskilling and
access to education (ongoing implementation)
Reforms: Implementations are delayed (National
Roma Strategy, Targeted employment subsidies and
job coaching)
Challenges:
77% of early school drop outSlovakia Limited progress on social inclusion, little progress on labour market participation and education Reforms: - 1800 new childcare places - National reform programme for the development of education and upbringing (2018-2027) - Ongoing mapping of the situation of Roma Challenges: Roma’s life expectancy is 6 years lower than the majority population and infant mortality 3x higher
Any questions?
EC communication on EU Roma Framework evaluation Key findings: • Progress towards Roma inclusion is limited • Flexibility led to fragmentation • Lack of comprehensive approach to Roma inclusion • Limited capacity to deal with the diversity within Roma population • Positive added value of having an EU Roma Framework
EC communication on EU Roma Framework evaluation Areas for improvement post-2020: • Combine mainstreaming with targeted Roma actions • Increase focus on fighting discrimination • Empowerment and capacity building of Roma civil society and local governments • Address the diversity among Roma by better addressing their specific needs • Set better monitoring system (targets and indicators)
EC communication on EU Roma Framework evaluation GOOD NEWS FOR CITIES: 1. Need for more resources for local governments to fight discrimination and promote social inclusion of Roma. 2. Intra-EU mobility is generating specific needs from EU- mobile Roma that require explicit measures. 3. Explicit reference to our EUROCITIES Roma mapping of 2017 where the link between Roma inclusion and Urban Agenda is highlighted.
EUROCITIES contribution to EU Roma Framework post-2020 Working together for better Roma inclusion in Europe 1. Adopt an integrated approach to Roma integration and involve cities in all stages of policy making to ensure local needs are met 2. Set up a multi-level governance mechanism to enable EU, national and local authorities to work together for coordinated Roma inclusion 3. Improve access of city authorities to EU and national funding support
EUROCITIES contribution to EU Roma Framework post-2020 Lobbying actions: How can we promote / disseminate this policy contribution to EU, national and city level? • Share within SAF and within our cities • Contact your Nat Gov counterparts • Contact new MEPs and new DG JUST • Other ideas?
Next meeting ✓ autumn 2019: Braga – 1-3 Oct ✓ Critical friend review format ✓ Objectives: • Provide feedback and advice to Braga • formulate a toolkit on how to develop Roma inclusion plan in an integrated way at city level
▪ Which are your key takeaways from this meeting? ▪ Final remarks
Thank you for your participation!
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