Twinning activities for Roma integration
Twinnings are developed with local and regional authorities in order to lead concrete measures in Roma integration locally and encouraging the development of a EU wider network.
Roma in Berlin
The city of Berlin has a population of 3.4 million. By 2014, the number of Bulgarian and Romanian immigrants in Berlin increased to 21,393 Bulgarians and 13,695 Romanians. Many of these new arrivals are believed to be Roma.
Main challenges
Most Roma in Berlin come from very poor backgrounds with insufficient health care as well as little education or training. Many were excluded and discriminated against in their countries of origin.
The Berlin senate adopted the Berlin strategy for integrating foreign Roma in June 2012. An action plan for integrating foreign Roma was created in 2013, aiming at improving the education, health care, housing and integration prospects of Roma.