• • • That young people are active citizens, involved, motivated, proactive and participate in decision-making processes, in community development, policy making and its implementation. That young people are in good health, safe, they have access to an adequate system for support for transition into adulthood and self-realization, they are self-aware, innovative, they show initiative and accept diversity. That young people have access to quality cultural content as creators and consumers. Compliance with obligations from the process of negotiations between Montenegro and the European Union The EC report for 2020 The 2020 EC report highlights the most significant results achieved in the previous period of public policy implementation, with the primary emphasis on defining the strategic framework for policy implementation through the adoption of the Action Plan for 2020. It was indicated that marginalized groups, including Roma and Egyptians, continue to face multiple forms of discrimination and difficulties in administrative and judicial proceedings for exercising their rights. The report also points that in July 2019, in Poznan, Montenegro signed the Declaration of the Western Balkans Partners on Roma Integration, which contains quantified commitments in key priority areas. In this regard, it is especially important to point to the Roadmap for achieving the objectives of Roma integration 2019-2021 3, prepared by the Regional Cooperation Council. Efforts towards meeting these obligations need to be reinforced. It was pointed that the conclusions from the seminar on Roma people from June 2018 have yet to be implemented. In addition to the above, the EC Report places special emphasis on the need for further: • • Increases in budget allocations for the needs and priorities of Roma people. It was noted that the budget of the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights for financing inclusion projects was increased by 60% in 2019 (from 131,000 euros to 215,000 euros in 2018 4) Ensuring better and more systematic access to justice, the grievance system and free legal aid for victims of human rights violations and vulnerable groups, including Roma and Egyptians. Education • • Increases in the number of Roma children due to be enrolled in the education system, especially into the compulsory primary education. The report notes the progress that Montenegro has achieved through increasing the enrollment rate of Roma students in primary schools, which is slightly higher in 2019/2020 compared to 2018/2019. Although dropout rates are moderately declining, overall schoolling completion rates are still dramatically low, which is one of the issues that will receive significant attention in the coming period of the public policy implementation. 3Regional Cooperation Council, “Roadmap for Achieving Roma Integration Objectives 2019-2021“, https://www.rcc.int/romaintegration2020/docs/102/roma-integration-roadmap-montenegro-2019-2021 4 Taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 the budget was 136,000 euros 11