Roma and Travellers

Europe’s largest minority, the Roma and Travellers, face multiple barriers to education, health, employment and political participation due to systemic discrimination. The Commissioner is working to improve their ability to enjoy their human rights, focusing on housing, education and combating stereotyping, hate speech and statelessness.

Book: The Unheard 12 Million

“Despite their clear and powerful voices demanding justice and equality, Roma and Travellers – including an estimated 6 million in the EU – are often systemically excluded, unheard, and face vicious hatred and discrimination in far too many places.

The book tells the compelling stories of those at the forefront, particularly Roma and Traveller women and girls, fighting for their own rights and for those of others pushed to the margins of society. They stand as the essential changemakers who empower, build bridges, and provide support where systems have failed. They strive to shape a future where everyone lives in safety and dignity.”  full article

The Unheard 12 Million (2025)

Available versions:  
English | Finnish | French | Greek

Positions on combating school segregation through inclusive education (2017)

Available versions: Albanian | Bosnian | Croatian | Czech | English |French | Macedonian | Spanish

The right to leave a country (2013)

Available versions: Albanian | Bulgarian | English | French | German | Macedonian | Romanian | Serbian

Human rights of Roma and Travellers in Europe (2012)

Available versions: English

Extracts: Albanian | Bulgarian | Czech | French | Hungarian | Italian | Romani | Romanian | Russian | Serbian | Slovak | Spanish | Turkish