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26th meeting of the International Steering Committee
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- Thursday, 19 June 2014 14:31
The 26th International Decade Steering Committee was the last meeting under the Montenegrin presidency. The meeting held on 19 and 20 June in Podgoricah gathered representatives of Decade Member and Observer States and Decade Focal Points as to discuss the achieved progress in the priority areas of the Roma inclusion in each respective country.
Minister for Human and Minority, g. Suad Numanović on behalf of the Government of Montenegro officially handed over the presidency of the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015 to the Minister for Human Rights and Refugees of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, g. Damir Ljubić.
The 26th International Steering Committee of the Decade of Roma Inclusion (the ISC) discussed the future of the Decade. Governments and Roma civil society representatives again noted the need for streamlining and harmonizing the processes of the Decade and the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies. To that end, the ISC urges all Decade partners to ensure:
1) A unified, public reporting process by governments on progress in Roma integration and inclusion, that focuses on concrete indicators; and
2) Active participation of Decade participating governments in EU sponsored meetings related to Roma integration.
