TEFI TCA – id. code 3919 Final report INDEX INTRODUCTION I ...

TEFI TCA – id. code 3919diplomas or skills they may have. 5 Accordingly different potentialpartners were approached but difficulties and obstacles occurred, too.The main employers’ organisations ultimately refused to take anactive part, whilst remaining on the steering committee. The regionalauthority declined, too still not having assimilated the discriminationissues. Though with a few significant exceptions anti-discrimination isnot yet a matter of political interest locally, in contrast to the nationalpolitical scene. This leads to a lack of investment in the field of antdiscriminationand in the DP by politicians and political bodies inLorraine.On the other hand a number of organisations became full members ofthe DP, and others agreed to participate to a greater or lesser extent.The width and variety of the Talent partners is helping to influencethe local political scene, and is slowly building up a stronger network.So to say the government is recaptured by political self-organisationof citizens. Besides an actual lack of local political interest the DP’srepresentatives reported about two more difficulties. It is a challengeto keep even partners convinced of the fight against discrimination asa matter of concern motivated and active over a long period of time.Some have spent a lot of time organising their activities, and needhelp to move on to the next stage and produce results. Secondlysome partners have apparently been unable to dedicate time andhuman resources to the DP. This makes it hard for them to attend theregular meetings, to make the expected contributions, to build andmaintain networks and interest, and to produce results. Obviously5However, this is not specific to Lorraine, but is a general problem acknowledged and addressed as such by the Frenchgovernment, and more generally by Europe, see viz. Amsterdam Treaty.Final report 25