On 5 April 2023, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a Resolution on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by Italy, based on the Advisory Committee’s fifth opinion on Italy, adopted on 5 October 2022.

The resolution invites the Italian authorities to implement the recommendations contained in the fifth opinion of the Advisory Committee, including: 

• elaborating and adopting at national level a specific legislative framework for the protection of Roma, Sinti and Caminanti and advancing their socio-economic status and their right to free self-identification; 
• improving the effectiveness of the mechanism for supporting minority languages and cultures, simplifying the procedures to access funding and making funding more sustainable; 
• providing access and opportunities for linguistic minorities to radio and television, and administrative and educational support for learning these languages. 

Moreover, Italy is urged to address: 

• the de facto statelessness situation or risk of statelessness of persons belonging to the Roma community; 
• review the mandate of the National Office against Racism (UNAR), with a view to strengthening its competences and independence; 
• condemn promptly and publicly instances of hate crimes, as well as hate speech relating to minorities, migrants or refugees in political discourse, the media and on social media; 
• adopt legislative and more targeted measures to prevent, counteract and sanction the persisting antigypsyism in society, and 
• further invest in improving the living conditions for persons belonging to the Roma and Sinti communities living in ‘authorised’ and ‘unauthorised’ settlements, ensuring that sustainable alternative solutions to forced evictions are proposed.