2012
Is there a direct participation of anti-racist, anti-discrimination and victim group organisations in consultation and development, promotion, implementation of anti-racist and anti-discrimination law and/or policies?
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Austria
NGOs active in the field of anti-discrimination are actively invited to give their statements on draft legislation in their field of competence.
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Bulgaria
Yes.
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Cyprus
Yes, but their views are not necessarily taken into account.
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Denmark
Yes.
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Finland
Yes, organisations representing minorities and migrants are involved in these processes mainly through their position in different government appointed advisory bords or as members of a project steering group.
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France
Yes
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Germany
Yes.
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Greece
Only partially.
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Hungary
Yes.
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Ireland
While many NGO’s are working on the area of Anti-Racism, at present none are providing legal representation as they either do not have the required practicing certificates to legally represent clients or do not have the resources. Most representation is provided by private law practitioners, often by referral from NGO’s.
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Italy
Yes.
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Poland
Yes.
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Portugal
Yes, anti-racist, anti-discrimination and victim group organisations participate in consultation and development, promotion, implementation of anti-racist and anti-discrimination law and policies.
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Romania
The most recent initiative is of a group of 48 NGOs who criticized the draft of the Government of Romania Strategy for the Inclusion of the Romanian Citizens Belonging to Roma Minority for the Period 2012-2020. One of their criticism concerned the process of consultation for the drafting of this strategy. The points raised in their position paper did not lead to the amendment of the draft that was adopted in December 2011.
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Slovenia
Yes.
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Spain
Yes.
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Sweden
Yes