A/HRC/20/33/Add.1 sufficient funding for its implementation. During the mission, some civil society and Roma representatives complained about the lack of implementation of the policies developed for Roma, including the Decade Strategic Plan. This was also recognized by the authorities, who admitted that pilot projects set up in this framework had not been fully implemented. 32. The newly adopted Framework agreement between the Government and the National Roma Self-Government was presented by the Government as a major step in moving forward to the improvement of the situation of Roma. According to the authorities the programme aims to improve the living conditions of Roma and facilitate their social inclusion through more employment and educational measures. The agreement establishes a joint decision-making system between the Government and the National Roma SelfGovernment. The authorities indicated that special measures should be implemented in this context. Short- and long-term objectives have been set, some to be achieved by 2015, including inter alia the involvement of 100,000 unemployed Roma in the labour market, the realization of a comprehensive education reform which will result in 20,000 young Roma people learning marketable skills in one of the 50 vocational schools taking part in the inclusion programme, and support for the education of 10,000 Roma young people in high schools. The Government indicated to the Special Rapporteur that the authorities will take responsibility for financing the implementation of the programme. 33. The Special Rapporteur expresses his appreciation at the adoption of the Framework agreement. However he regrets the absence of measures to prevent and eliminate racial discrimination against Roma. Furthermore, given the overwhelmingly low educational levels attained by the Roma the Special Rapporteur is concerned that the public jobs to be created may be temporary low-skilled and low-paid employment similar to those already existing in the framework of some public work programmes implemented at the local level, as for instance in Pécs, where the Special Rapporteur met with the Mayor of the City. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government duly consider the concerns expressed by him during its implementation of the Framework Agreement. Moreover some civil society representatives argued that the Framework Agreement is essentially a political agreement to satisfy public demand which contains very ambitious objectives that are not appropriate to the current situation of Roma and may not be implemented. 2. (a) Remaining challenges Structural and institutionalized discrimination 34. The Special Rapporteur recognizes that much has been achieved in the past few years to fight against racism, racial discrimination and intolerance against Roma and to integrate them. He commends the Government for all the efforts made in this regard. However, despite the adoption of several positive initiatives, many Roma are still not sufficiently integrated into Hungarian society. In addition, Roma continue to suffer from racism and racial discrimination which aggravate their socio-economic marginalization and exclusion. They experience structural and institutionalized discrimination that will require urgent and more vigorous action from the Government. 35. The Special Rapporteur’s interlocutors stressed that racial prejudice and negative stereotypes of Roma remain deeply rooted in Hungarian society. Several NGOs confirmed that public opinion is distrustful and vindictive towards Roma, including the young generation. There was a perception among some civil society interlocutors that the Government seemed to deny this reality. However the authorities recognized the difficulties associated with changing mentalities and reaffirmed their commitment to do so while stating that young people are more open and tolerant due to an integrated education. 36. The Special Rapporteur was particularly alarmed to hear from several interlocutors that racism against Roma prevails not only in the mindsets of the general public but also 11