For 600 years, Spain has been home to the Gitano people. To mark this anniversary, Pope Francis sent a letter to the community, encouraging them to “face the future with hope.”
Slovakia is fifth among European countries for long term unemployment. Slovakia’s Minister of Labour Erik Tomáš from Hlas has now come up with a solution that his critics describe as a whip for the unemployed. They could lose it for several months if they do not start working. They plan to offer them work along the lines of Hungary’s Orban Közmunca – a form of forced employment often under 19th century conditions.
The minister claims that they will affect all unemployed people and should not be considered discriminatory. However, the data shows that the percentage of Roma is highest in the districts of Slovakia where long-term unemployment is also the highest.
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