Member States have recently released their national recovery and resilience plans detailing the projects and infrastructure they intend to target in the utilisation of funds that have been mobilised because of the pandemic. The aim of the recovery and resilience facility, comprised of 672.5 billion in loans and grants for Member States, is to mitigate the social and economic impacts of the pandemic and make Europe more resilient and sustainable in line with the green and digital transitions.

Member States were encouraged to include Roma in their national recovery and resilience plans, which were due for submission by the end of April 2021, within the framework of the new Roma Strategic Framework on equality, inclusion, and participation. Furthermore, countries for which a CSR (country specific recommendation) included mentions to Roma are required to include Roma on the topics outlined in the CSR. Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria all have recent CSRs that recommend increasing Roma access to education, tackling the issue of early school leaving, and putting an end to educational segregation.

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