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HomeCivil society monitoring report on the implementation of the national strategic framework for Roma equality, inclusion, and participation in Sweden
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Sweden’s National Roma Inclusion Strategy (NRIS), adopted in 2012 as a 20-year policy framework, reflects an important political recognition of the need to address the structural exclusion of Roma communities. The strategy’s greatest strength lies in its long-term scope, its grounding in Sweden’s minority policy, and its holistic approach across key sectors: the right to education, work, housing, health, social care and security, language, culture and participation. It also provides a national framework intended to guide local implementation, and it has helped generate a number of positive initiatives, such as the employment of Roma bridge-builders in education and improved efforts by certain agencies — like the County Administrative Board of Stockholm, serving as the national coordinator — to consult Roma representatives more consistently. The creation of Roma reference groups and sporadic inclusion of Roma experts in specific stages of implementation are also noteworthy steps. Despite these strengths, the NRIS suffers from several serious weaknesses that undermine its effectiveness. Chief among these is the fact that the strategy has never been revised since its inception, and it has not been aligned with the 2020 EU Roma Strategic Framework or the 2021 Council recommendation. Implementation is uneven and largely project-based, with insufficient coordination between national and municipal levels and no permanent structures for oversight or evaluation. Funding is often short-term and inadequate, while Roma participation remains more consultative than co-decisive. Moreover, the rising levels of antigypsyism in society have not been met with a corresponding policy response, and Roma rights are frequently sidelined in broader anti-discrimination and inclusion agendas. As a result, the strategy has struggled to produce meaningful structural change or significantly improve Roma living conditions.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) , European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network (ERGO Network) , Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG) , European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) , Democracy Institute of Central European University (DI/CEU)
- Themes: Fundamental rights , Social
- Subject: action programme , anti-discriminatory measure , civil society , EU policy - national policy , EU strategy , fund (EU) , monitoring report , Roma , social integration , social participation , Sweden
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-68-30493-8 | DOI 10.2838/2931840 | Catalogue number DS-01-25-144-EN-N |
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