Funding for the Roma camps outside EU territory
CAGLIARI, 1 July 2008 - The Regional Council today approved the allocation of 500 thousand euro for social inclusion measures in favor of staying in nomadic municipal courts. The sum is in addition to half a million euro, the Regional Council has included in the 2008 Budget and on the reform of camping in the region.
Assessor Dirindina made the point on the operations activated during these four years, eleven picnic areas and municipalities located in Alghero, Cagliari, Carbonia, Ghilarza (no longer active), Monserrato, Nuoro, Olbia, Porto Torres, San Nicolò D'Arcidano, Sassari and Selangor; actions to support the inclusion of Travellers in the local community, the education of children, adult literacy, the contrast of abuse and lawlessness, attempts at mediation and cultural value of volunteering.
"Last year - said the commissioner - we have set out detailed rules for the construction of camping and the use of public goods: the fields should be divided into pitches (in principle no more than 20), equipped with independent water and power connection, each of which will accommodate one or more families (basically no more than three) on the basis of the decision taken independently by their own families and ethnic groups in accordance with the present, for the use of a pitch is granted on the basis of an act providing for the payment of commitment a monthly fee, even symbolic, however, compared to the economic capabilities of this population. Permission is granted to a nomad family for a maximum of two years and is renewable in view of the commitments are respected. "
In assessing applications for funding came from the municipalities, the Board considered it necessary to take account of the activities with resources already allocated and the debris still regional funding available from prior years. In view of this nomadic population size and magnitude of the eligible cost, the 500 thousand euro for the rehabilitation of the parking area were as follows: € 100,000 to the City of Nuoro for extraordinary repairs and completion of the first facilities; € 200,000 to the City of Selangor for the start of renovation of the existing field; € 50,000 to the City of Porto Torres for maintenance work, such as outdoor lighting and sprinkler system completed; € 150,000 to the City of Olbia for the start of work construction of a new parking area.
With regard to the staging area Cagliari, for which the City has applied for funding, the Regional Council agreed with the Department of Social Policy Cagliari starting the reclamation of the existing field with the use of part of the amounts allocated and the preparation of a new project for the realization of a transit stop and consistent with the broad and regional legislation, which will be subject to further assessment.
Additional € 500 thousand was allocated to the municipalities of Olbia, Porto Torres, Nuoro and Selangor as a contribution to cover the costs of staging camp management and financing of social inclusion activities of the nomadic population, such as school placement and support of school children, prevention and enforcement dell'accattonaggio nomadic children, the promotion of educational and literacy of the adult population.
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