A/HRC/18/13 have been made to facilitate the registration of foreign students who at the time do not possess appropriate official documents. The 2010 Law on the acquisition of Greek citizenship allows the child of a foreigner who has completed six school years in Greece and lives permanently and legally in the country to acquire the Greek citizenship. 80. On the right to vote of the Roma population, the delegation highlighted that Greek Roma are Greek citizens and thus enjoy by virtue of the Constitution all civil and political rights granted to Greek citizens, including electoral and voting rights. They participate in and form political parties. They vote and get elected, in particular in local government structures. For those not registered with the municipal registries, due to lack of certain documents, particular circulars of the Ministry of Interior were issued. Under the current strategic reform, remaining issues on civic status are further elaborated on the basis of recommendations made by independent authorities in Greece, the Ombudsman and the National Commission on Human Rights. Particular projects have been implemented under the Integrated Action Plan to address existing inequalities while accessing housing, employment and other social services. An important amount of State mortgages have been allocated to Roma families for purchasing or constructing a house. This was extensively amended in 2006 in order to adopt social assessment criteria, considering the particular needs of the Roma population like for minors, persons with disabilities etc., to introduce participatory procedures at the local level as well as safeguards to the use of the loans. Following recent legal reform of the local authorities’ responsibilities, local cooperation is ensured through the establishment of a department for social affairs at the regional level to facilitate housing rehabilitation issues for Roma at the local level. An important number of employment projects will be further elaborated under the new strategic framework for Roma employment. 81. Regarding the few incidents of vandalism, the delegation stated that these did not reflect any anti-Semitic sentiment. Incidents of vandalism and desecration of monuments are thoroughly investigated and publicly condemned in the strongest possible terms and at the highest political levels. 82. The delegation concluded by commenting on the very difficult economic situation that Greece is facing. Every effort is being made to mitigate effects of measures and policies for the most vulnerable groups of the population in order to establish adequate safety nets, to safeguard the social welfare state which is a pillar of the Greek Constitution and to lead the country back to the path of sustainable economic development and promoting the enjoyment of economic and social life for all. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 83. The recommendations below formulated during the interactive dialogue have been examined by Greece and enjoy its support: 83.1. Ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Algeria, Austria, Brazil, France, Ukraine) that it has already signed in 2007 (Algeria) and its Optional Protocol (Austria, Ukraine); 83.2. Consider ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Argentina, India), to which it is a signatory (India); 83.3. Adopt or ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol (Ecuador); 83.4. Redouble efforts to ensure access to public places and labour market to persons with disabilities and to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Morocco); 13