Life-cycle approach to address older Roma’s multiple discrimination
On the occasion of the International Roma Day, AGE and ERIO join efforts and publish a common statement aimed to guide Roma integration policies so that the issue of older Roma is not left out of the equation.
Remarkable progress has been made in recent years towards a greater inclusion of both Roma and older people within European societies. These developments are best exemplified on the one hand by the EU Council recommendation on enhancing effective Roma integration measures in the Member States and on the other hand by the Council of Europe recommendation on the promotion of human rights of older persons. Still, an integrated life-course approach towards older Roma continues to be largely absent in those policy developments.
