EU should co-ordinate its policies on Roma, argue MEPs

The EU should unite its policies towards Roma citizens, a new forum in the European Parliament proposed on Tuesday (25 January).

"We need to move beyond declarations and to create a coordinated framework for actions that improve the economic status and social inclusion of the Roma population", said Socialist MEP Katalin Levai, who opened the first meeting of the forum held in the European Parliament.

Other participants pointed out that despite huge sums pouring into EU projects fo...