In July 2003, in Budapest, the leaders of eight Central and Eastern European states agreed to launch the "Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015", a project initiated by the World Bank and the Open Society Institute.
U julu 2003. u Budimpešti, lideri osam zemalja centralne i istočne Evrope dogovorili su se o pokretanju “Dekade integracije Roma 2005-2015”, projekta koji su inicirali Svetska banka i Fond za otvoreno društvo.