Social inclusion and security issues regarding Roma population in Europe : the role of the European UnionŠuklje, Tina (Avtor) Lobnikar, Branko (Mentor) The Roma population is the largest minority in Europe. Their nomadic lifestyle has brought them to settle on all continents, but they are most numerous in the European continent. Nowadays, there are between 8 and 12 million Roma living in the European territory. Instead of accepting their different background and building a diverse society, they are marginalised by majority on a daily basis in several areas of their lives, such as poor access to health services and education, labour market and poor housing conditions. Despite well established (inter)national Frameworks they remain deprived and excluded, facing not only several security issues but being victims of discrimination. We reviewed the European Union’s Framework, projects and networks and, considering these documents, we found the information on the EU’s funds that are intended for the projects of social inclusion and that the legal Frameworks are not as implemented in Member States as they were supposed to be. Gathering and reviewing data, we discovered that the EU plays an important role in Roma inclusion. The EU very often finances and assists with several projects and networks. However, we have not found any projects in the field of Roma being the victims of discrimination or even crime. There are a few projects and organisations which aim towards Roma inclusion and include recognition of Roma discrimination. We believe that this area needs more focus in the future in order to completely follow the idea of equality in diversity. T. Šuklje]20142014-07-17 23:52:18Magistrsko delo/naloga45004sl