needs of the Roma population are primarily those with regard to social and legal issues. One of the biggest issues facing the Roma minority is the lack of identity documents. Members of the Roma national minority in the vast majority lack appropriate documents, which leads to almost complete social isolation – they are barred from getting an employment, conducting an official business, receiving state-guaranteed aid in the form of pensions or social benefits. When trying to legalise their status in the areas of residence, the Roma face an increased attention from the law enforcement authorities, who by all means do not genuinely assist Roma in this endeavour. The adoption of the Strategy for integration of the Roma minority did not trigger any “affirmative action” (proactive policies in original text) on behalf of the public authorities, as, for example, the issuance of temporary identification documents. At the same time, the low level of legal awareness and bureaucratic procedures in place generate additional hurdles for equal unrestricted access to the right to identity documents. The question of Ukraine's accession to the intergovernmental initiative “Decade of Roma Integration” is a different subject matter. Despite considerable efforts of NGOs, various experts and the Government Commissioner for ethnic policy in this regard, the subject remains an open question. Accession to the Decade would allow Ukraine to significantly expand its sphere of competence on issues of integration of the Roma minority and to take a step further in development and implementation of a more effective state policy towards Roma. On the other hand, the recent trend reveals that there is an increase in the number of reconvening communities in matters of temporary migrants, represented mainly by the members of national minorities. The authorities start to take part in social adaptation of members of national minorities by providing them with temporary housing, offering possibilities for