Minister Klosi committed to the implementation of the Roma Seminar operational conclusions

At a meeting with Mr Blendi Klosi, Minister of Social Policy and Youth of Albania, the Roma Integration 2020 Action Team presented the project and informed on the upcoming activities. Mr Klosi immediately appointed Mr Edvin Lame as the National Roma Contact Point (to be officially confirmed at later stage) and expressed readiness for participation at the project launch event in Brussels on 09 June 2016.

Minister Klosi expressed high regard towards the operational conclusions adopted at the Roma Inclusion seminar organized by the EU Delegation. In this sense the Minister showed readiness to implement the conclusions fully and left an open door for cooperation and support within the Roma Integration 2020 project.

The Action Team proposed the Integrated Policy Management Group on socio-economic issues to be used as an inter-disciplinary body dealing with the Roma integration as well, which would enable mainstreaming Roma issues in other relevant policies. The team also raised concerns regarding numerous reports on forced evictions and internal displacements of Roma, causing deterioration of their already poor housing conditions.