Page contents Page contents Facts and figuresCouncil of Europe estimates: approximately 40,000-70,000 Roma live in Portugal (0.52% of the population).National Roma integration strategyPortugal's national strategy for the integration of gypsy communities addresses the needs the Roma communities in four key areas - education, employment, healthcare and housing. It stresses the importance of an integrated approach in those four key areas, and of cooperation. 1 JANUARY 2018Portugal's national Roma integration strategy - 2013-2022 1 JANUARY 2013Portugal's national Roma integration strategy - 2013-2020 Assessment of Portugal’s strategy implementationIn spring 2014, the Commission adopted its assessment on the progress made in the implementation of the national Roma integration strategies in the four key areas of education, employment, healthcare and housing, as well as in the fight against discrimination and the use of funding.Commission assessment of Portugal's national strategy (2014)Commission assessment of Portugal's national strategy (2012)The European Union and the Roma - Factsheet PortugalNational contact pointThe National contact point for the national Roma integration strategy in Portugal is the Agência para a Integração Migrações e Asilo - AIMA (AIMA I.P.- Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum). Contact person: José Manuel Tavares dos Reis - jose [dot] m [dot] reisaima [dot] gov [dot] pt (jose[dot]m[dot]reis[at]aima[dot]gov[dot]pt)
