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VI Discrimination-related issues in Romania reflected in international reports

2021 | ACTIVITY REPORT

                         In Romania, 25% of the children did not have access          this transpires from the N.C.C.D. decisions
                         to online education, as stated by a survey delivered         in this respect).
                         by the Save Our Children NGO.
                                                                                      Implementation of the legal framework against
                         Promoting nation-wide equality                               racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and related
                         A number of Member States submitted initiatives              intolerance
                         in order to improve their equality policies. Roma-           The European Commission launched infringement
                         nia introduced the concept of on the job “moral              proceedings against Romania, stating that its
                         harassment” in its anti-discrimination law. The              legislation does not implement the provisions of the
                         Labour Code was also amended, in order to include            Framework-Decision in its entirety and with accuracy.
                         anti-discrimination provisions.
                                                                                      Romania has made efforts to improve its legal

                         The pandemic crisis brought about some                       framework on combating racism in 2020, focusing
                         positive developments                                        on racism against Roma. Specifically, Romanian
                         The disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pan-             initiated a bill of law on combating and prevention
                         demic over the elderly focused the public attention          of anti-Gypsy attitudes.
                         on the living conditions and the special challenges
                         that the former are facing.                                  Anti-Gypsy attitudes and discrimination
                                                                                      Anti-Gypsy attitudes are still widely spread. Ac-
                         The equality and human rights bodies promoted the            cording to an FRA survey in 2019, almost half of the
                         equal treatment for the elderly and also analysed cases      general population in EU-27 countries indicated that
                         involving discrimination against such persons – for          they would be uncomfortable having Roma people          75
                         example, in the case of Romania, as regards access to        as their neighbours.
                         employment, services and political participation (as