ERRC submission to the European Commission on the Joint Inclusion Memorandum of Lithuania (February 2004)

17 February 2004

ERRC submission to the European Commission on the Joint Inclusion Memorandum of Lithuania (February 2004)

The European Roma Rights Center ("ERRC") welcomes the publication of Lithuania's Joint Inclusion Memorandum (hereinafter "JIM") on issues related to social inclusion. In a number of respects, the ERRC believes, the Lithuanian JIM represents a valuable step forward in terms of government recognition of issues related to Roma in Lithuania. Therefore, it may be an important basis for future policy, as Lithuania moves in the coming months to prepare its first National Action Plan (hereinafter "NAP") on social inclusion. The ERRC herewith offers the following comments on Lithuania's JIM, which we believe will be of use in the preparation of the first Lithuanian NAP.

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