Croatia – rroma.org https://rroma.org Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:32:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Croatia – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Croatia and Housing https://rroma.org/croatia-and-housing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=croatia-and-housing Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:32:00 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33164 The Ministry of Spatial Planning, Construction, and State Property has announced a public call for financial support for spatial planning in areas inhabited by Roma for the year 2026. The total planned value of the public call is €79,634, aimed at creating spatial plans and technical documentation for construction permits in these areas.

Eligible applicants are local government units with over 1% of the Roma national minority, as per the 2021 census, with a minimum of 20 Roma residents.

]]> Illegal Dumps https://rroma.org/illegal-dumps-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=illegal-dumps-2 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:14:37 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33043 A roundtable discussion in Brod na Kupi in Croatia highlighted the illegal dumping and burning of waste by residents of the Gusti Laz area, raising concerns about environmental damage and public safety.

Local officials called for the relocation of part of the Roma population to more suitable living conditions, citing ongoing issues with crime and environmental degradation.

There is a significant debate over the labeling of the residents involved, with some officials arguing they should not be identified as Roma but rather as Croatian citizens, emphasizing the need for legal compliance and state intervention.

]]> Jasenovac and Croatia https://rroma.org/jasenovac-and-croatia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jasenovac-and-croatia Sun, 31 May 2026 11:23:20 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32789 The Croatian President of the Republic, Zoran Milanović, visited the Roma Memorial Center Uštica, where he planted a Tree of Peace. During his visit, he lit a candle and laid a wreath in front of the Wall of Pain at the Roma Memorial Cemetery. So far, 21 mass graves of Roma victims have been identified in this area and more than 16’000 victims have been identified.

]]> Roma Genocide in Croatia https://rroma.org/roma-genocide-in-croatia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-genocide-in-croatia Fri, 22 May 2026 15:10:28 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32670 Eighty years after the deaths of more than 16,000 Roma in the Uštica camp, part of the Jasenovac Ustasha camp, some places of death – such as the one near Jezerin where 38 Roma were killed in 1944 – still have neither a grave nor a memorial, it was pointed out on Tuesday at a forum at the Kali Sara Roma Association.

]]> Croatian Roma Funds https://rroma.org/croatian-roma-funds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=croatian-roma-funds Thu, 07 May 2026 14:49:10 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32496 The Croatian state has published the list of recipoients of the 380’000 Euros allocated to Roma in the country.

  1. ​Roma Association in Croatia “KALI SARA” (Zagreb): 238,000 euros (over 60% of the total budget)
  2. ​Roma Resource Center (Darda): 58,900 euros
  3. Roma Women’s Association “Bolja Budućnost” (Zagreb): 27,000 euros
  4. Roma National Forum Association (Beli Manastir): 21,500 euros

​The funds are intended for information, publishing, culture and events such as the “World Romani Language Day” or the commemoration of the suffering of the Roma in World War II (Samudaripen).

The article bemoans the lack of fund in the Međimurje region.

]]> 600 years https://rroma.org/600-years-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=600-years-3 Sat, 02 May 2026 15:41:08 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32434 Another of those articles with the famous “600 years” or Roma presence in Europe. This time in the Bosnian press. Roma are documented in the Byzantine Empire and in any places in the Balkans prior to the 14th century.

]]> Ustaša Murder https://rroma.org/ustasa-murder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ustasa-murder Sat, 02 May 2026 15:40:04 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32431 Max Bamberger was a violinist. He traveled with a Sinti circus and entertained people. He, his wife and two children were victims of a massacre on 24 and 25 April 1945, not far from the Croatian-Slovenian border, in the village of Hrastina near Marija Gorica. One of the most horrific Ustasha crimes against Roma committed in the NDH. It was perhaps the last mass crime against the Roma and Sinti on the territory of occupied Europe during World War II. This crime was committed by one of the Ustasha units from Jasenovac, namely the 1st Ustaški obrabeni zdrug, the so-called Luburićevci.

]]> Roma in Croatia https://rroma.org/roma-in-croatia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-in-croatia Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:47 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32311 In Croatia Roma officially constitute a community of around 18,000 people, although the actual number is many times higher.

Although the position of Roma has gradually improved in recent years, their social status and level of human rights protection still lag significantly behind the average of the majority population. They are often associated with specific and difficult social and economic circumstances – living in settlements without basic infrastructure, without permanent employment and, especially, without administratively regulated aspects of life, from personal documents and legalization of land and houses to working in the grey zone.

]]> Burgenland https://rroma.org/burgenland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=burgenland Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:52:00 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32264 On the occasion of International Roma Day, the Roma National High School last week invited young people to a youth event in the Borta Open House (OHO). Young members of the Roma, Croatian and Hungarian ethnic groups participated. The main topic was networking and involving young people in political processes.

]]> April 8th – Croatia https://rroma.org/april-8th-croatia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-8th-croatia Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:54:42 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32191 Some of the activities and articles about April 8th in Croatia.

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