For the 2014-2020 period, France will be allocated a total of €15.9 billion under the Cohesion Policy (European Social Fund and European Regional Development Fund). At least 41.7% of this amount will be spent on the ESF with at least 20% of that going towards promoting social inclusion and combating poverty. The latter could also finance Roma-related measures.
The Council of Europe estimates that there are approximately 400,000 Roma living in France (0.21% of the population).
France’s national Roma integration strategy is not a strategy as such, but rather an integrated set of policy measures within France’s social inclusion policy.
The French approach aims to eliminate poverty and social exclusion among marginalised Roma and Traveller communities, in particular through addressing education, employment, health and housing.
