Roma in Slovenia:
Roma as recognised national minority in Slovenia are relatively well supported by the State, what can be illustrated by a special “Roma Community Act”, which passed in 2007. Roma civil society organisations and networks are relatively strong both on the local levels and on the national level.
Key problems:
Problems arise from the distinction between ‘autochthonous’ and ‘non-autochthonous’ Roma communities, with only the former enjoying special minority rights. Only in 20 (out of 212) municipalities have Roma in Slovenia been recognised as autochthonous community and been granted a seat in municipal councils. Moreover, lack of data on Roma in Slovenia (only few surveys on their living conditions and no ethnically disaggregated data) complicate the design of policies and projects.
RCM Coordinator:
- Roma Youth Organization of Croatia (Croatia)
RCM coalition members:
RCM 2 (2021-2025) reports:
Roma Civil Monitor (2022) Civil society monitoring report on the quality of the national strategic framework for Roma equality, inclusion, and participation in Slovenia. ENGLISH – SLOVENIAN
Poster presenting the main findings of the report (2022)
RCM 1 (2017-2020) reports:
Roma Civil Monitor (2017) Civil society monitoring report on implementation of the national Roma integration strategies in Slovenia: Focusing on structural and horizontal preconditions for successful implementation of the strategy. ENGLISH – SLOVENIAN
Roma Civil Monitor (2018) Civil society monitoring report on implementation of the national Roma integration strategy in Slovenia: Assessing the progress in four key policy areas of the strategy. ENGLISH – SLOVENIAN
Roma Civil Monitor (2019) Civil society monitoring report on implementation of the national Roma integration strategy in Slovenia: Identifying blind spots in Roma inclusion policy. ENGLISH – SLOVENIAN