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Working Group 3: Multicultural Living<br />

together<br />

Presentation Czech Republic<br />

Katarina Klamkova, IQ Roma service<br />

Sona Kotibova, Silesian diacony<br />

Integration strategies for young Romanies exemeplified<br />

by the IQ Roma Servis<br />

Roma minority is an officially recognised (and largest visible, most<br />

K. Klamkova<br />

unpopular) ethnic minority, rather disadvantaged, both economically and<br />

socially with a high risk of social exclusion. Approximately 250 – 300 000 Romas live in<br />

Czech Republic (about 3 % of 10 mil. Czechs). These are not official numbers only<br />

estimation (in census only a small number of Romany express thein Romany origin). More<br />

live then in followed cities: Prag, Brno, Ostrava, Most, Chomutov, Ústí nad Labem etc.<br />

With a high natality & mortality they belong to so called “very young communities”, thus<br />

the life cycle of social exclusion repeats within generations.<br />

There is a hope to use effectively the practical tools of European social fund and<br />

European regional development fund 2007-2013 in order to facilitate significant change<br />

especially in access to effective social services, education and employment support<br />

especially within young Romany communities in order to stop the social exclusion cycle.<br />

Responsible bodies for Roma question<br />

There are two advisory bodies of the government participating in the integration of<br />

members of Roma communities – the Council of the Government of the Czech Republic for Roma<br />

Community Affairs 4 and the Council of the Government of the Czech Republic for National Minorities.<br />

Both are incentive and advisory bodies of the government and have no direct executive<br />

competences. Key document is the Policy Concept of the Romany Integration.<br />

These issues are also dealt with by specialised units at the Ministry of Labour and Social<br />

Affairs (MolSa) and the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports. Other Ministries are<br />

involved (culture, interior, etc.) as well. The Council of the Government of the Czech<br />

Republic for Roma Community Affairs “coordinates” (as long the competencies allow) the<br />

activities and strategies of various Ministries.<br />

Local/regional government: Institutions operating on the local level include Roma advisers<br />

(municipality level - optional) and coordinators of Roma advisers at the regional authorities<br />

(mandatory), usually of Roma origin.<br />

4 The Council for Roma Community Affairs (CRCA) was established through the Resolution of the Government of the<br />

Czech Republic of 17 September 1997 No. 581. The Council assists on a systematic basis in the integration of the<br />

Roma community into society. It supports cooperation of ministries responsible for the implementation of partial<br />

measures and the fulfilment of tasks arising from Government Resolutions and international treaties to which the Czech<br />

Republic is a party. It collects, considers and submits to the Government information, groundwork documents and<br />

proposals for the creation and application of the Government policy in the area of integration of Roma communities.<br />

More detailed information on the composition and tasks of the Council is set forth in its Statute, its procedures are<br />

regulated by the Rules of Procedure. Activities of the Council (including activities of its committees and working groups)<br />

are supported by the Office, which is a structural unit of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic.<br />

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