Daily Archives: November 21, 2022

Slovenia and Minorities

November 21, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The interesting story of a Slovenian village, Dobrovnik, where Slovenes are the minority and where Hungarians and Roma are present. During the local mayoral and local elections, there are three electoral commissions, and as many as seven ballots were in front of the voters. Ironically, the village will have to elect a Slovene minority representative in the village administration, a unique case in Slovenia.

Dobrovnik je občina z najbolj zapletenimi lokalnimi volitvami. In: MMC. 20.11.2022. https://www.rtvslo.si/lokalne-novice/dobrovnik-je-obcina-z-najbolj-zapletenimi-lokalnimi-volitvami/648067

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Slovenia: Ticking Bomb?

November 21, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An incendiary article about the “ticking Roma social bomb in Dolenjsko”. In Brief, the mayors of this region of Southeastern Slovenia complain that the central government is not doing enough, and that effectively, the situation deteriorates. So far so good, but these mayors also hold Roma responsible for a large part of the problem, saying they are not sending their children to school, do no efforts, and generally tend to be criminals. They had petitioned the government earlier in the year to harden the delivery of social help to Roma.

Tiktakanje romske socialne bombe na Dolenjskem. In; Reporter. 20.11.2022. https://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/tiktakanje-romske-socialne-bombe-na-dolenjskem-1008484

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