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Towards Roma inclusion in Czechia

FRA attended the EEA/Norway Grants in Czechia kick off meeting on 4 November for the financial mechanism 2021-2028. The Czech National Focal Point (NFP) organised the meeting.

It gathered representatives of Norway Funds, Czech NFP and Program Operators and cooperating Norwegian institutions. 

FRA will serve as an International Partner Organisation for the Roma inclusion and empowerment programme in Czechia during this financial mechanism period. 

The same day FRA also took part in the expert roundtable on drafting the methodology for collecting data on Roma in Czechia. 

This initiative is led by the Czech Ministry of Justice, the Office of Czech representative to the European Court of Human Rights. It is part of the implementation of the decision of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Social Rights in ERRC v. Czech Republic from 18 October 2023.