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Bulgaria – Condemned but …

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The Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria was recently condemned for hate speech against Roma. Seems this has no consequences in Bulgaria. He has not stepped down nor has he been asked to do so.
Bad.

– Bulgarians unfazed by anti-Roma hate speech from deputy prime minister. In: Deutsche Welle. 31.10.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/bulgarians-unfazed-by-anti-roma-hate-speech-from-deputy-prime-minister/a-41183829 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/bulgarians-unfazed-by-anti-roma-hate-speech-from-deputy-prime-minister/a-41183829″]

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Serbia: Interview with Osman Balić

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The president of YUROM from Nis, Osman Balić, is commenting on issues faced by Roma. His view is that the two biggest problems for Roma are on the one hand Roma themselves to the point where we do not need enemies and that the other main issue is growing neo-Fascism, which somehow found a home in Eastern Europe, and now even in the West. These are the two ends of the Roma problem according to him. In between there are many tiny problems, but they are negligible in comparison with these two issues.

– „Romi su sebi najveći problem“ In: Deutsche Welle. 29.10.2017. http://www.dw.com/sr/romi-su-sebi-najveći-problem/a-41163574 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/sr/romi-su-sebi-najveći-problem/a-41163574″]

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Moldova; Monument

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A monument commemorating the Roma Holocaust will be erected in Moldova, a place where many Roma were killed during World War Two.

– Moldova will build a monument to Roma victims of the Holocaust. In: PRI. 30.10.2017. https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-10-30/moldova-will-build-monument-roma-victims-holocaust [link-preview url=”https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-10-30/moldova-will-build-monument-roma-victims-holocaust”]

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Kosovo and Schools

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The contrast between an Elite school and a school in a Roma neighbourhood.
No Comments.

– Von der Eliteschule ins Roma-Dorf. In: ZDF Heute. 29.10.2017. https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute/kosovo-loyola-tranzit-von-der-eliteschule-ins-roma-dorf-100.html [link-preview url=”https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute/kosovo-loyola-tranzit-von-der-eliteschule-ins-roma-dorf-100.html”]

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Poland: Integration Program

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Vojevodes of Poland are asked to submit plans for the integration of Roma. The Roma Integration Program funds are devoted to four areas: education, health, work and housing. Applications may be submitted for three types of projects: comprehensive actions to increase the integration of the local Roma community (interdisciplinary social projects), small grants and individual grants (local), and nationwide systemic projects (with a strong preference for preferred scholarship programs for students and students of Roma).

– Nabór wniosków do programu integracji Romów na 2018 r. Jakie działania można wspierać? In Samorzadowy. http://www.portalsamorzadowy.pl/polityka-i-spoleczenstwo/nabor-wnioskow-do-programu-integracji-romow-na-2018-r-jakie-dzialania-mozna-wspierac,99562.html [link-preview url=”http://www.portalsamorzadowy.pl/polityka-i-spoleczenstwo/nabor-wnioskow-do-programu-integracji-romow-na-2018-r-jakie-dzialania-mozna-wspierac,99562.html”]

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Europe and Roma: A Slovak View

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The Slovak view of the vote demanding an end of the discrimination against Roma and more efficient programs for Integration.

– Europoslanci žiadajú zastavenie dlhodobej diskriminácie Rómov v EÚ. In: Dobre Noviny. 25.10.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/114430/europoslanci-ziadaju-zastavenie-dlhodobej-diskriminacie-romov-v-eu
– Podľa europoslancov by sa mali štáty ospravedlniť za vyzývanie k sterilizácii. In: TA3. 28.10.2017. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1115305/podla-europoslancov-by-sa-mali-staty-ospravedlnit-za-vyzyvanie-k-sterilizacii.html
– Štáty musia zakročiť voči diskriminácii Rómov, zhodli sa europoslanci. In: TA3. 25.10.2017. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1115161/staty-musia-zakrocit-voci-diskriminacii-romov-zhodli-sa-europoslanci.html [link-preview url=”https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1115305/podla-europoslancov-by-sa-mali-staty-ospravedlnit-za-vyzyvanie-k-sterilizacii.html “]

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Czech Elections: Vote Buying?

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There are suspicions of vote buying in poor communities in the Czech Republic during the last election.
Would not be surprising …

– Czech elections: Vote-buying suspected in poor community, Roma not involved. In: Romea. 26.10.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-elections-vote-buying-suspected-in-poor-community-roma-not-involved [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-elections-vote-buying-suspected-in-poor-community-roma-not-involved”]

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More on Bulgaria

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A further article on the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister condemned for hate speech against Roma.

– Bulgarian deputy prime minister Valeri Simeonov convicted of hate speech. In: The Times. 26.10.2017. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bulgarian-deputy-prime-minister-valeri-simeonov-convicted-of-hate-speech-q8pk9xgqk [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bulgarian-deputy-prime-minister-valeri-simeonov-convicted-of-hate-speech-q8pk9xgqk”]

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Serbia: Another Attack

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A new attack against the Roma neighbourhood of Vidikovac in Belgrade. This is the fourth attack. This time a group of 15 men lead by an investor who is trying to grab the land on which the Roma live smashed a door of one of the barracks and, according to some, even the roof.
Bad, especially since the police doesn’t care.

– NEUER ANGRIFF AUF ROMA IN DER BELGRADER SIEDLUNG VIDIKOVAC. In: Roma Anti Discrimination Network. 26.10.2017. http://ran.eu.com/neuer-angriff-auf-roma-in-der-belgrader-siedlung-vidikovac/ [link-preview url=”http://ran.eu.com/neuer-angriff-auf-roma-in-der-belgrader-siedlung-vidikovac/”]

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Bulgaria: Reprimand

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The Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Simeonov was found guilty of anti-Roma hate speech. In a speech in Parliament, he compared Roma to “stray dogs” and accused them to live “outside the rules of human behaviour”.
Good!

– Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Simeonov found guilty of anti-Roma hate speech – NGO. In: The Sofia Globe. 25.10.2017. https://sofiaglobe.com/2017/10/25/bulgarian-deputy-prime-minister-simeonov-found-guilty-of-anti-roma-hate-speech-ngo/
– Bulgarian deputy PM reprimanded over anti-Roma speech. In:: Channel News Asia. 25.10.2017.
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/bulgarian-deputy-pm-reprimanded-over-anti-roma-speech-9344038 [link-preview url=”https://sofiaglobe.com/2017/10/25/bulgarian-deputy-prime-minister-simeonov-found-guilty-of-anti-roma-hate-speech-ngo/ “]

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Zoltan Balog

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The Hungarian Minister (and Calvinist preacher) Zoltan Balog has made statements on Roma advocating segregation in schools and quite a few other ones. Here’s a long list.

– 10 things he really said: Zoltán Balog, Hungarian Minister for Human Resources. In: ERRC. 24.10.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/10-things-he-really-said-zoltan-balog-hungarian-minister-for-human-resources/195 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/blog/10-things-he-really-said-zoltan-balog-hungarian-minister-for-human-resources/195″]

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Slovakia: Employment Forum

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A forum on Roma employment will be held in Kosiče in Eastern Slovakia on October 26th. Experts from the non-governmental sector, as well as companies that are already working with marginalized Roma, will share their experience and know-how for other companies and help solve their particular issues. The event is called the Pro Bono Action Forum: Practical steps for Roma employment in your company.

– V Košiciach sa uskutoční fórum o zamestnávaní Rómov. In: Teraz. 24.10.2017. http://www.teraz.sk/regiony/kosice-forum-romovia-zamestnanie/288009-clanok.html [link-preview url=”http://www.teraz.sk/regiony/kosice-forum-romovia-zamestnanie/288009-clanok.html”]

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Lety at Last

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Two US articles on Lety and the fact that the Czech government will finally buy the pig farm on the site.
Unfortunately, both articles contain misleading information. That 1’300 Roma were sent to Auschwitz from there, that there were 10’000 Roma in the Czech Republic before the War etc. Fact is that many people who were shipped to Auschwitz were not registered, and that no one knows how many Roma there was in the Czech Republic before the war.
One thing though is sure: After the War, there were none left.
May they rest in peace.

– Czechs to make memorial at ex-Nazi Roma concentration camp. In: The National Post. 23.10.2017. http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/czech-govt-to-buy-pig-farm-on-nazi-concentration-camp-land
– Czechs to make memorial at ex-Nazi Roma concentration camp. In: Fox News. 23.10.2017. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/23/czechs-to-make-memorial-at-ex-nazi-roma-concentration-camp.html [link-preview url=”http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/czech-govt-to-buy-pig-farm-on-nazi-concentration-camp-land “]

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Slovenia: More on the Roma Protest

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The protest last week of about 100 Roma in front of the Slovenaian parliament had quite an echo in the local press.
Good!

– Skupina Romov pred vlado zahteva odpravo diskriminacije. In: Delo. 16.10.2017. http://www.delo.si/novice/ljubljana/protest-romov-sredi-ljubljani.html
– Prvi romski protest. In: Mladina. 16.10.2017. http://www.mladina.si/182355/prvi-romski-protest/
– PROTESTNI SHOD ROMOV. In: RTV 4. 16.10.2017. http://4d.rtvslo.si/arhiv/prvi-dnevnik/174496852
– Romi, končno. In: Večer, V Soboto. 21.10.2017. https://www.vecer.com/romi-koncno-6332800 [link-preview url=”https://www.vecer.com/romi-koncno-6332800″]

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Slovakia: Spišsky Hrhov

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How do you turn a village around? An analysis of a successfully integrated mixed village in Slovakia.

– Rady zo Spišského Hrhova podľa skutočných udalostí. In: SME. 20.10.2017. https://komentare.sme.sk/c/20670590/rady-zo-spisskeho-hrhova-podla-skutocnych-udalosti.html [link-preview url=”https://komentare.sme.sk/c/20670590/rady-zo-spisskeho-hrhova-podla-skutocnych-udalosti.html”]

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Poland: Construction or Not?

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Back and forth in Poland about proper housing for Roma. The governor is for it, the communes say they have no money and won’t do it. And the Roma have nowhere to go.
Bad.

– Maszkowice. Nie będzie bloku dla Romów. In: Gazetta Krakowska. 20.10.2017. http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/wiadomosci/nowy-sacz/a/maszkowice-nie-bedzie-bloku-dla-romow,12599284/ [link-preview url=”http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/wiadomosci/nowy-sacz/a/maszkowice-nie-bedzie-bloku-dla-romow,12599284/”]

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Buzescu, Romania …

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Yet another article, this time in Switzerland, about the Roma palaces of the city of Buzescu. Not good for all, and one can argue about the style.

– Die Roma-Paläste von Buzescu. In: 20 Minuten (CH). 21.10.2017. http://www.20min.ch/immobilien/story/13921220 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/immobilien/story/13921220″]

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French Chronicle …

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Unfortunately, a standard week in France. And not only outside Paris or Lille, but also in smaller cities. First, an expulsion in St. Etienne, in the centre of France; then in Angers, in Western France, where Kosovo Roma will be expulsed from their camp and in Nantes, were a camp is slowly being closed; in the North of France, a fight for granting Roma children a special tariff in public transports (a tariff that all other school children have) is ongoing; and then, the Paris region with Roma allowed to stay (for the time being) in disaffected hospital buildings in Melun; a new illegal camp along the Marne river; a camp in Bonneuil threatened with closure; and a hefty bill for a clean-up of a former camp in Poissy, on the site of the Paris St. Germain football club training centre.

– Saint-Étienne : six familles Roms expulsées attendent place Jean-Jaurès. In: France Bleu. 19.20.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/saint-etienne-six-familles-expulsees-attendent-place-jean-jaures-1508410770
– Encore des Roms expulsées place Jean Jaurès (VIDEO). In: Zoomdici. 19.10.2017. http://www.zoomdici.fr/actualite/Encore-des-Roms-expulsees-place-Jean-Jaures-(VIDEO)-id161157.html
– L’expulsion menace le campement rue du Maine. In: Ouest France. 20.10.2017. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/angers-49000/l-expulsion-menace-le-campement-rue-du-maine-5330565
– Les Roms de Rezé déménagent en douceur. In: Ouest France. 17.10.2017. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes-44000/les-roms-de-reze-demenagent-en-douceur-5318920
– Vers une solution pour que les écoliers roms bénéficient du tarif solidaire de Transpole ? in: La Voix du Nord. 18.10.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/248414/article/2017-10-18/vers-une-solution-pour-que-les-ecoliers-roms-beneficient-du-tarif-solidaire-de
– Transpole refuse la tarification solidaire aux enfants roms, une association alerte. In: La Voix du Nord. 16.10.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/246964/article/2017-10-16/transpole-refuse-la-tarification-solidaire-aux-enfants-roms-une-association
– Le directeur de l’hôpital de Melun débouté. Les roms et leurs soutiens soulagés. In: Agora Vox. 20.10.2017. https://www.agoravox.fr/tribune-libre/article/le-directeur-de-l-hopital-de-melun-197929
– Des Roms se sont installés illégalement. In: Actu France. 18.10.2017. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/villenoy_77513/des-roms-se-sont-installes-illegalement_13043229.html
– Bonneuil : les Roms du Bec de canard menacés d’expulsion. In: Le Parisien. 16.10.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/bonneuil-sur-marne-94380/bonneuil-les-roms-du-bec-de-canard-menaces-d-expulsion-16-10-2017-7336107.php
– Poissy : la facture pour enlever les déchets déversés sur les terrains du PSG s’annonce salée. In: Le Parisien. 20.10.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/poissy-la-facture-pour-enlever-les-dechets-deverses-sur-les-terrains-du-psg-s-annonce-salee-20-10-2017-7345362.php [link-preview url=”https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/saint-etienne-six-familles-expulsees-attendent-place-jean-jaures-1508410770 “]

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Slovakia: Devolution?

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Jozef Červeňák , the candidate of the Roma Initiative of Slovakia (RIS) to the post of Chairman of the Košice Self-Governing Region (KSK) wants a significant improvement in the state of roads in the region, in the stability and development of small municipalities as well as a dual two-year education of children from socially weak families geared towards the automotive industry. The self-governing region should, according to him, be more keen to revive tourism. The shift in the solution of the Roma issue is seen in the transfer of competences from the central government to the region.

– ČERVEŇÁK: Riešeniu problematiky Rómov v KSK pomôže presun kompetencií. In: Dobre Noviny. 18.10.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/113702/cervenak-rieseniu-problematiky-romov-v-ksk-pomoze-presun-kompetencii [link-preview url=”http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/113702/cervenak-rieseniu-problematiky-romov-v-ksk-pomoze-presun-kompetencii”]

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Poland: Attacks

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Two attacks of a Roma settlement in Poznan. Stone thrown at houses, broken windows, broken doors, and the police thinks the attacks are not racially motivated…
REALLY???

– Nieznani sprawcy napadli w nocy na koczowisko Romów w Poznaniu. Policja nie widzi rasizmu. In: Wyborcza. 20.10.2017. http://poznan.wyborcza.pl/poznan/7,36001,22541410,nieznani-sprawcy-napadli-w-nocy-na-koczowisko-romow-w-poznaniu.html [link-preview url=”http://poznan.wyborcza.pl/poznan/7,36001,22541410,nieznani-sprawcy-napadli-w-nocy-na-koczowisko-romow-w-poznaniu.html”]

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