"Aspiring to be a society of equal opportunity for all its citizens and a society free of discrimination, the Republic of Croatia recognises the need for the full integration of Roma and the Roma community into Croatian society and aims to ensure them equal economic, cultural, educational and all other opportunities. The steps we have taken to improve the general living conditions of the Roma community, particularly of children and young people, have been the common effort of institutions, individuals and associations, especially those of the Roma," Josipovic said in his message.