- The Government establishes an Inter-Departmental
Committee on Roma Affairs (hereinafter referred to as: Inter-Departmental Committee) with
the purpose of co-ordinating the implementation of the package of medium-term measures
aiming at the promotion of the social integration of the Roma and the improvement of their
living conditions and social situation, in the interest of harmonising these activities of
the ministries and the organs with nation-wide competence.
- The composition of the Inter-Departmental Committee is as follows:
President:
Minister of Justice.
Vice president:
President of the Office for National and Ethnic
Minorities.
Permanent members:
Designated deputy secretaries of state from the following
ministries:
Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of Health,
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Ministry of Justice,
Ministry of Youth and Sport,
Ministry of the National Cultural Heritage,
Ministry of Education,
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Social and Family Affairs,
Political secretary responsible for public administration and
regional development in the Prime Ministers Office,
as well as the President of the Roma (Gypsy) National Self-
Government.
Occasional members:
Designated deputy secretaries of state from the following
ministries:
Ministry of Economy,
Ministry of Defence,
Ministry of Transport, Communication and Water
Management,
Ministry for Environment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Head of the Office of the Minister without portfolio
responsible for PHARE programmes,
and the Presidents of the Boards of the Public Foundation
for the Roma living in Hungary and the Gandhi Public
Foundation.
Permanent guest:
The Parliamentary Commissioner of national and ethnic
minority rights.
- Upon invitation, the following may participate in the sessions of the Inter-Departmental
Committee with voice but no vote: representatives of the authorities with nation-wide
competence, presidents of the county assemblies, representatives of the Roma
minoritys social organisations, and experts.
- The Inter-Departmental Committee shall meet in session at least four times a year at the
level of the deputy secretaries of state. It operates according to the defined rules of
procedure and work schedule. The secretarial duties of the Inter-Departmental Committee
shall be fulfilled by the Office for National and Ethnic Minorities.
- The Inter-Departmental Committee may establish subcommittees for the fulfilment of
certain duties, in which it may involve external specialists as well.
- This Decree takes effect on the day of its announcement, simultaneously the Government
Resolution on the Establishment of the Co-ordinating Council of Gypsy Affairs No.
1120/1995 (XII. 7.) shall expire.