Decision by France's Constitutional Court regarding travelling Roma

31.10.2012

Question for written answer E-009954-12
to the Commission
Rule 117
Renate Weber (ALDE) , Sophia in 't Veld (ALDE) , Sonia Alfano (ALDE) , Cecilia Wikström (ALDE) , Ramon Tremosa i Balcells (ALDE)

On 5 October 2012, the Constitutional Court of France issued a decision[1] regarding a 1969 law which targets the travelling Roma community. Only some provisions of the 1969 law will be abolished. The 3 % quota of Travellers per ‘municipality of attachment’ and one of the existing travelling documents will be maintained.

What can the Commission do to facilitate the abolition of the remaining articles of the 1969 legislation as part of the discussions on the final version of France’s national Roma integration strategy?

[1] http://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/conseil-constitutionnel/francais/les-decisions/acces-par-date/decisions-depuis-1959/2012/2012-279-qpc/decision-n-2012-279-qpc-du-05-octobre-2012.115699.html

OJ C 310 E, 25/10/2013

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