The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted on 27 January 2017 a resolution titled “Promotion the inclusion of Roma and Travellers” (Resolution 2153 (2017)), which greatly stresses the need to fight against antigypsyism. The resolution was based on a report of the German Parliamentarian Tobias Zech, in the function as the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Rapporteur.
The resolution highlights in particular the role of parliamentarians and political leaders in the fight against antigypsyism:
Finally, the Assembly invites national parliaments to mobilise against anti-Gypsyism and all forms of racism and intolerance, in particular through participating in networks such as the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance.