National set of policy measures for Roma integration in Estonia Based on Commission’s Communication on an EU Framework for National Roma Integration

1) Description of the current situation According to the last census data of the Estonian Statistical Office, there are around one hundred nationalities of different ethnic origin in Estonia. There are an estimated 600 to 1,000 Roma living in Estonia and their largest communities are located in Southern Estonia (185 Roma), North-Eastern Estonia (92 Roma), and Western Estonia (69 Roma). Proportionally, the residents who have identified themselves as an ethnic group different from the titular nationality form an estimated 31% of the population, and just 0.04% of them are Roma. Roma in Estonia are not travellers. Roma population is frequently concentrated into relatively small communities in settlements or towns all over Estonia with the exception of 2 counties out of 15.