Effects, challenges and possibilities for using EU funds for improvement of status and social integration of Roma and Egyptians population in Montenegro
Publisher: Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM), Montenegro
Date: July 2013
Volume: 12 pages, pdf
Description
Geographical position of Montenegro and historical circumstances on the end of twentieth century has created very serious problems for Roma and Egyptians (RE) population in the Montenegrin society. Having in mind the existing and available data from the census of the population, dwellings and real estates at 20111, 6251 persons or 1,01% of total population has declared to appertain the Roma nationality. Egyptians population counts 2054 persons or 0,33% of total population, while 5169 persons speaks Roma language as maternal. National policies in this area in the previous period have not shown to be mature enough to solve the problems that RE population faces. This is confirmed by the fact that in the Strategy for improving of the RE position in Montenegro 2012-2016 is clearly indicated that still the most of the RE population lives in the conditions of extreme poverty and very low standard, especially in the sanitary and hygienically sense, large number does not poses personal documents, health and social insurance and has very poor education. Considerable number doesn’t speak official language and only few have elementary education with very limited possibilities to improve their education. Most of the RE population is unemployed and the employed ones do the least qualified and paid jobs or earn the minimal wages doing self-taught crafts and skills which puts them in the inconvenient and uncompetitive position in the labour market.