Daily Archives: July 13, 2024

A Slovak journalist, Petra Strižková, went to two Slovak villages: Bystré and Hlinné. What they have in common is that they succeeded in what many only dream of or say is impossible! Roma-non-Roma coexistence is harmonious there – and has been for decades. The beginning of the successful story of integration was the demolition of a Roma settlement 50 years ago.

Well, that is clear: If you segregate people in a ghetto, you will definitively not integrate them.

• Úspešná integrácia Rómov v dedinách Hlinné a Bystré. In: Slovensko RTVS. 08.07.2024. https://slovensko.rtvs.sk/rubriky/aktualne-rubriky/337529/uspesna-integracia-romov-v-dedinach-hlinne-a-bystre

The Office of the Government declared that, in addition to focusing on the field of civil protection, it will make maximum effective use of European funds aimed at the restoration of cultural monuments. “The restoration of cultural monuments, […], also has an important social element, in the form of social enterprises that employ a significant part of members of marginalized Roma communities during the restoration of cultural heritage,” according to the document approved by the government on Wednesday.

It means, like in Hungary, that they hire Roma (usually at low rates) for unskilled work…

• Civilná ochrana, pamiatky aj integrácia Rómov. Vláda si stanovila viacero priorít. In: Trend. 11.07.2024. https://www.trend.sk/spravy/civilna-ochrana-pamiatky-aj-integracia-romov-vlada-stanovila-viacero-priorit