1. Housing and Roma inclusion EESC hearing
Andrey Ivanov
Brussels, 14 October 2019

2. The analytical framework

3. The challenge of Roma inclusion
Multidimensional issue requiring an integrated ‘human development’ approach bringing together
poverty reduction, social inclusion and fundamental rights agendas
poverty
human rights
unemployment social exclusion marginalization segregation
discrimination anti-gypsyism rights awareness access to justice

4. The multidimensional challenge of Roma inclusion
Living conditions
Health
Education
Productive employment
Higher aspirations
Anti-discrimination
Access to justice
Decreased prejudice
Individual areas mutually reinforce each other
Roma are worse off in virtually all areas of life
They are worse off both that their non-Roma neighbours and the “average citizens” in the respective MS

5. Key housing characteristics

6. Housing: overcrowding
Average number of rooms per person in a given household (excluding kitchens) 
FRA A persisting concern: anti-Gypsyism as a barrier to Roma inclusion

7. Housing: access to tap water
People living in households without tap water inside the dwelling (%)
FRA A persisting concern: anti-Gypsyism as a barrier to Roma inclusion

8. Housing: access to basic sanitation
People living in households without a toilet, shower or bathroom inside the dwelling (%) 
FRA A persisting concern: anti-Gypsyism as a barrier to Roma inclusion

9. Housing: access to electricity
People living in households with electricity supply (%)   
FRA A persisting concern: anti-Gypsyism as a barrier to Roma inclusion

10. Correlates of housing characteristics and other dimensions of Roma inclusion

11. Locality and ‘being in employment’
Activity status of Roma aged 16–24 by living conditions (%)
FRA Transition from education to employment of young Roma in nine EU Member States

12. Locality and level of education
Highest completed education 16–24 by living conditions (%)
FRA Transition from education to employment of young Roma in nine EU Member States
Activity status of Roma aged 16–24 by living conditions (%)
FRA Transition from education to employment of young Roma in nine EU Member States

13. Living conditions and level of education
Highest completed education 16–24 by living conditions (%)
FRA Transition from education to employment of young Roma in nine EU Member States

14. Locality and ‘being in employment’
Activity status of Roma aged 16–24 by living conditions (%)
FRA Transition from education to employment of young Roma in nine EU Member States

15. Living conditions and ‘being in employment’
Activity status of Roma aged 16–24 by living conditions (%)
FRA Transition from education to employment of young Roma in nine EU Member States

16. Roma housing in a global context: SDG6

17. Thank you!