For the 2014-2020 period, Poland will be allocated a total of €72.8 billion in EU funds, out of which €53.4 billion will come from the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Of this amount, at least 24% will be spent on the ESF, with 20% of that going to the fight against poverty and social exclusion. The latter could also finance Roma-related measures.
Council of Europe estimates: approximately 12,731 Roma live in Poland (0.1% of the population).
Poland has already experimented with some of the strategy’s solutions during a 2-year provincial pilot programme, and intends to draw on the lessons learned.
