December 2, 2016 - rroma.org

France: Politician Condemned

December 2, 2016 Published by: RF

Paul-Marie Coûteaux, a member of the Front National and a close ally of Marine Le Pen was condemned for racism for statements he published in his blog where he suggested that Rroma “ be concentrated in camps” …
This is by far not the first politician from this party who has made racist statements. He is not appealing his condemnation.

– Condamné pour ses propos sur les Roms, l’ex candidat FN renonce à l’appel. In: Ouest France. 28.11.2016. http://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/justice/condamne-pour-ses-propos-sur-les-roms-l-ex-candidat-fn-renonce-l-appel-4643139

Montenegro News Eastern Europe

December 2, 2016 Published by: RF

A forum on the integration of Rroma just completed in Podgorica, Montenegro. It was organised by the Action Team “Roma Integration 2020”, a project aimed at furthering the integration of Rroma in Europe.
We hope that this will not be another paper tiger but a real one which will advance the cause.

– Podgorica: Završen ciklus foruma o pitanjima Roma. In: Blic. 01.12.2016. http://www.blic.rs/vesti/svet/podgorica-zavrsen-ciklus-foruma-o-pitanjima-roma/w3f8v4y
– https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/roma-integration-2020-brief-20160609.pdf

Hungary News Eastern Europe

WHAT?????

December 2, 2016 Published by: RF

According to an article in Blooomberg, it is the “fear of Roma” which turned Eastern Europe against refugees… The argumentation is that the integration of Rroma failed in those countries, and thus provided an example of what could happen.
This is pretty OUTRAGEOUS as a theory…
How about real anti-migrant propaganda in Hungary, and a few other things which are much more related to extreme rightist movements?

– Fear of the Roma Turned Eastern Europe Against Refugees. In: Bloomberg. 30.11.2016. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-30/fear-of-the-roma-turned-eastern-europe-against-refugees