Category Archives: Slovakia

The city of Levice is currently implementing projects for more than 200,000 euros aimed at improving the living conditions of the marginalized Roma community. From the implementation of the projects, the city expects the integration of Roma into the social, economic and cultural life, as well as improving the environment by removing illegal landfills.

– Levice realizujú projekty na zlepšenie životných podmienok Rómov. In: Teraz. 09.03.2019. https://www.teraz.sk/regiony/levice-realizuju-projekty-na-zlepsenie/382793-clanok.html [link-preview url=”https://www.teraz.sk/regiony/levice-realizuju-projekty-na-zlepsenie/382793-clanok.html”]

Another article on the model village and integration program of Spišský Hrhov in Eastern Slovakia.

– Roma integration programmes can actually make a real difference. In: Politheor. 18.02.2019. https://politheor.net/roma-integration-programmes-can-actually-make-a-real-difference/ [link-preview url=”https://politheor.net/roma-integration-programmes-can-actually-make-a-real-difference/”]

Marian Kotleba, the Slovak leader of the ultra nationalist party “Our Slovakia”, also known for his racist statements against Roma, is a candidate to the Slovak presidential elections.

– Marian Kotleba, le néonazi qui se rêvait président slovaque. In: Le Soir. 14.02.2019. https://plus.lesoir.be/206739/article/2019-02-14/marian-kotleba-le-neonazi-qui-se-revait-president-slovaque [link-preview url=”https://plus.lesoir.be/206739/article/2019-02-14/marian-kotleba-le-neonazi-qui-se-revait-president-slovaque”]

Roma signed a petition and protested against the Slovak politician for his derogatory remarks against a fellow MP and for the use of Roma as a political tool.

– Roma personalities condemn Danko’s racist comment. In: The Slovak Spectator. 05.02.2019. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22046474/roma-personalities-condemn-dankos-racist-comment.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22046474/roma-personalities-condemn-dankos-racist-comment.html”]

The “invisible Roma”, i.e. the integrated ones but also a group of Roma in Slovakia, are formally protesting against the derogatory terms used by Andrey Danko against a fellow parliament member.

– Slovakia: “Invisible Roma” protest insult by the speaker of Parliament. In: Romea. 10.02.2019. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovakia-invisible-roma-protest-insult-by-the-speaker-of-parliament [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovakia-invisible-roma-protest-insult-by-the-speaker-of-parliament”]

An article on the fallout of the controversy around Andrey Danko who called a fellow member of parliament a derogatory “ciganočka”.
The question asked here is what terminology is acceptable, and the influence of the terminology on the integration of Roma.

– Korektný jazyk a politické súboje. In: Nazory Pravda. 08.02.2019. https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/501349-korektny-jazyk-a-politicke-suboje/ [link-preview url=”https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/501349-korektny-jazyk-a-politicke-suboje/”]

A more positive coverage on the OECD report on Slovakia with good growth expectations and some homework regarding the integration of Roma.

– OECD o Slovensku: Vysoký rast, nutnosť zlepšiť integráciu Rómov. In: Spravy. 05.02.2019. https://spravy.pravda.sk/ekonomika/clanok/501028-oecd-o-slovensku-vysoky-rast-nutniost-zlepsit-integraciu-romov/ [link-preview url=”https://spravy.pravda.sk/ekonomika/clanok/501028-oecd-o-slovensku-vysoky-rast-nutniost-zlepsit-integraciu-romov/”]

First of two views on the current OECD report covering Slovakia. Basically, Slovakia could and should do better at integrating Roma.

– Správa OECD odhaľuje nedostatky v politikách zameraných na integráciu Rómov. In: Euraktiv. 06.02.2019. https://euractiv.sk/section/ekonomika-a-euro/news/sprava-oecd-odhaluje-nedostatky-v-politikach-zameranych-na-integraciu-romov/ [link-preview url=”https://euractiv.sk/section/ekonomika-a-euro/news/sprava-oecd-odhaluje-nedostatky-v-politikach-zameranych-na-integraciu-romov/”]

A report on a project of self-help affordable housing for Roma in Slovakia.

– Slovakia: Self-help house building project changes Romani people’s lives. In: Romea. 02.02.2019. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovakia-self-help-house-building-project-changes-romani-people-apos-s-lives?fbclid=IwAR2jicUT4rfORsn8UPdORDS-byMW8ZdadNzzbOnbhxhsJO6Z9Zf5TbTGGLo#.XFWKrzPQRIo.facebook [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovakia-self-help-house-building-project-changes-romani-people-apos-s-lives?fbclid=IwAR2jicUT4rfORsn8UPdORDS-byMW8ZdadNzzbOnbhxhsJO6Z9Zf5TbTGGLo#.XFWKrzPQRIo.facebook”]

Andrej Danko, Slovak MP and chairman of the Slovak National Party has been condemned by Roma and other personalities for his comments on television calling MP Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová “a little gypsy”.
He should apologise to all Roma.

– Roma personalities condemn Danko’s racist comment. In: The Slovak Spectator. 05.02.2019. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22046474/roma-personalities-condemn-dankos-racist-comment.html
– Rómovia obvinili Danka z rasizmu za výrok o Ďuriš-Nicholsonovej. In: SME. 06.02.2019.
https://domov.sme.sk/c/22045748/romovia-obvinili-danka-z-rasizmu-duris-nicholsonova.html#ixzz5ejypruMn
– Rómske osobnosti kritizovali výrok o cigánočke Nicholsonovej. In: TA3. 05.02.2019. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1147488/romske-osobnosti-kritizovali-vyrok-o-ciganocke-nicholsonovej.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22046474/roma-personalities-condemn-dankos-racist-comment.html “]

A report on a project involving NGOs and factories to help Roma back to work. This is the first project, and resulted in the employment of 40 Roma in a local factory in Poprad.

– Popradská spoločnosť je prvou v projekte Človeka v ohrození: Zamestnáva 40 Rómov. In: Poprad 24. 01.02.2019. https://poprad.dnes24.sk/popradska-spolocnost-je-prvou-v-programe-zamestnavania-romov-dala-pracu-40-z-nich-321584
– Spoločnosť Stiga v Poprade zamestnala už 40 Rómov pomocou inovatívneho programu zamestnávania. In: Web Noviny. 01.02.2019. https://www.webnoviny.sk/spolocnost-stiga-v-poprade-zamestnala-uz-40-romov-pomocou-programu-organizacie-clovek-v-ohrozeni/
– Program pre zamestnávanie Rómov premieňa celé komunity. In: SME Domov. 01.02.2019. https://domov.sme.sk/c/22043198/program-pre-zamestnavanie-romov-premiena-cele-komunity.html [link-preview url=”https://poprad.dnes24.sk/popradska-spolocnost-je-prvou-v-programe-zamestnavania-romov-dala-pracu-40-z-nich-321584 “]

The trial of two Roma who were beaten up in a police action in Molova nad Bodvou has opened. They are accused of making false accusations against the police.
This is a SHAME on Slovakia.

– Na súde pokračuje kauza údajne krivých výpovedí moldavských Rómov. In: Korzar. 26.01.2019. https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/22038759/na-sude-pokracuje-kauza-udajne-krivych-vypovedi-moldavskych-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/22038759/na-sude-pokracuje-kauza-udajne-krivych-vypovedi-moldavskych-romov.html”]

Yet another “King” – or maybe not. And a conflict between Roma organisations. We definitively do not need that.

– Spor medzi Rómami sa vyostruje! Kráľa Róberta I. zvrhli z trónu: Vajdom pri pohľade na to, čo robí, kypí žlč! In: Nový Čas. 26.01.2019. https://www.cas.sk/clanok/795324/spor-medzi-romami-sa-vyostruje-krala-roberta-i-zvrhli-z-tronu-vajdom-pri-pohlade-na-to-co-robi-kypi-zlc-video/ [link-preview url=”https://www.cas.sk/clanok/795324/spor-medzi-romami-sa-vyostruje-krala-roberta-i-zvrhli-z-tronu-vajdom-pri-pohlade-na-to-co-robi-kypi-zlc-video/”]

An article on the reality of Roma LGBT activists within the community.

– Rómsky LGBT aktivista: Gejovia sú pre Rómov tabu. Môjho priateľa rodina dokopala na poli. In: Dennik. 23.01.2019. https://dennikn.sk/1358276/romsky-lgbt-aktivista-gejovia-su-pre-romov-tabu-mojho-priatela-rodina-dokopala-na-poli/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/1358276/romsky-lgbt-aktivista-gejovia-su-pre-romov-tabu-mojho-priatela-rodina-dokopala-na-poli/”]