The Government has put on the table the holding in the Congress of Deputies of "a State act" with the presence of the King, aimed at "the recognition of the Roma people, their contributions to society and culture, and symbolic reparation for the historical persecution suffered".
The proposal is included in one of the reports prepared by the technical commission of the Democratic Memory Law, which Europa Press has had access to, where various initiatives are collected "to apply the principles of truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non-repetition in relation to the historical situation of the Roma people in Spain".
The text specifies that, "as part of the symbolic and institutional reparation measures, the holding of a State act in the Cortes Generales, in a joint session and with the presence of the Head of State, will be promoted, aimed at the recognition of the Roma People, their contributions to society and culture, and symbolic reparation for the historical persecution suffered".
In addition, the document details that "said act must include an institutional declaration recognizing the harm caused and a commitment to full equality and non-discrimination".
The report also foresees that "official reparation declarations will be promoted for Roma people who have suffered repression due to their racial condition, as well as the recognition of Spanish nationality for the descendants of those who suffered exile as a consequence of repressive and exclusionary legislation".
These actions are integrated into the block of review of public space and institutional denominations, where it is proposed to establish a "framework that allows the removal, redefinition, or substitution of references, symbols, or honorary denominations linked to figures, norms, or episodes associated with the persecution, criminalization, or stigmatization of the Roma people".
In this regard, the document specifies that "the elimination of denominations such as 'Marqués de la Ensenada' in institutional headquarters will be addressed, ensuring that shared memory reflects democratic values of respect, coexistence, and historical justice".
According to the report, this set of proposals is part of a broader package of measures in various areas of public action (educational, administrative, judicial, cultural, and media), given that, as argued, "the absence of historical reparation measures has contributed to perpetuating the social, political, and cultural exclusion of the Roma people, making invisible both the persecution suffered and their contributions to society, making it essential to adopt measures of integral reparation - symbolic, material, and institutional - in accordance with international human rights standards".
Measures in education and teacher training
In the educational field, the document calls for promoting "the development and implementation of the Strategic Plan for Inclusive Education, scheduled for implementation in 2026", with the aim of "guaranteeing real conditions of equity in access to education and in the achievement of school success for all students throughout the national territory, incorporating the fight against anti-Gypsyism transversally".
To ensure the application of this plan, it is proposed to "prioritarily strengthen teacher training, both in undergraduate degrees in Early Childhood and Primary Education and during professional practice, incorporating specific content on the prevention of anti-Gypsyism, intercultural approach, and knowledge of the history and culture of the Roma people".
Likewise, "a process of review and development of teaching materials is foreseen, in order to guarantee adequate, rigorous, and non-stereotyped representation of the Roma people in curricula and educational resources". The text also considers "essential that universities adopt a decolonial perspective, incorporating the voice, experience, and knowledge of the Roma people in research, teaching, and the training of new generations".
Protocols against institutional anti-Gypsyism
In the administrative and judicial sphere, the report urges Public Administrations to "promote effective mechanisms for the prevention, detection, and action against institutional anti-Gypsyism, applicable to the educational, police, judicial, health, social, and administrative fields".
To this end, the creation of "clear and homogeneous intervention procedures in cases of suspected discrimination, as well as specific action protocols for public personnel, aimed at guaranteeing equal treatment, human dignity, and the elimination of institutional barriers that perpetuate structural inequalities" is foreseen.
The document also proposes studying "the reform of the State Pact against Gender Violence to effectively integrate the specific reality of Roma women, guaranteeing their full access to protection and care systems without discrimination".
In the judicial sphere, priority is given to "specialized training for judges, prosecutors, and judicial personnel in anti-Gypsyism, human rights, and cultural diversity, in order to prevent discriminatory biases in the interpretation and application of law," along with "action protocols in cases of suspected institutional anti-Gypsyism" and the promotion of "the incorporation of the historical and social reality of the Roma people into continuous training programs, thus ensuring a more equitable, conscious, and respectful justice."
Cultural Recognition and Elimination of the Term 'Trapacero'
In the cultural sphere, the report advocates for "strengthening the institutional presence of the Roma people and correcting their historical invisibility," so that, through the Institute of Roma Culture, their "stable incorporation into museums, centers of democratic memory, and public cultural spaces, alongside other historically persecuted groups" is ensured, through "state cultural programs dedicated to the history, memory, and contributions of the Roma people, with temporal continuity, sufficient funding, and periodic evaluation, avoiding isolated, punctual, or merely symbolic actions."
Among the planned actions are the creation of a State-level Roma Cultural Exhibition and Dissemination Center and a Roma Memory Archive and Center, as well as the launch of a Roma Memory Walk and scholarships and awards named after Roma victims and figures.
The document also calls for the drafting of a Cultural Statute for the Roma People, aimed at recognizing and protecting their languages, traditions, and artistic expressions as part of the common cultural heritage. Within this framework, it proposes "the express elimination of the meaning 'trapacero' associated with the definition of 'gitano' in the Dictionary of the Spanish Language, due to its profoundly stigmatizing nature and the effects of symbolic violence it generates, especially in the educational sphere".
Media and democratic memory
In the media sphere, the report foresees the development of "specific recommendations for public media and monitoring systems will be proposed to identify and correct discriminatory content", in addition to institutional awareness campaigns that promote an image "respectful, diverse, and accurate" of the social reality of the Roma people.
Finally, in the area of democratic memory, the document incorporates the identification, cataloging, and official recognition of enclaves linked to historical repression, such as those related to the Great Roundup of 1749, and their institutional signage through commemorative elements, among other planned actions.