Category Archives: Slovakia

Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said last week after the government’s outgoing meeting that the government wants to support Roma pastoralisation: Basically, the prime minister told the churches that if they are increasing the number of priests in Roma settlements, the government will increase its support.
Really???? What do churches have to do with Roma integration ????

– Keby som nevidel, ako viera mení životy Rómov, sám pochybujem. In: Dennik. 11.10.2018. https://www.postoj.sk/37119/keby-som-nevidel-ako-viera-meni-zivoty-romov-sam-pochybujem [link-preview url=”https://www.postoj.sk/37119/keby-som-nevidel-ako-viera-meni-zivoty-romov-sam-pochybujem”]

The Plenipotentiary of the Government for Roma Communities Ábel Ravasz has announced a study of the real living condition of the Roma settlements in Slovakia. More precise statistics have been requested by the European Commission.

– Budú sa zaujímať o životné podmienky Rómov. In: SME. 10.10.2018. https://mynitra.sme.sk/c/20932183/budu-sa-zaujimat-o-zivotne-podmienky-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://mynitra.sme.sk/c/20932183/budu-sa-zaujimat-o-zivotne-podmienky-romov.html”]

Marián Mišún, a member of the extreme right party of Kotleba is an admirer of National Socialism and has published articles such as one entitled “Final solution to the Gypsy problem” …
This in Europe in 2018 …

– Kotlebov nádejný primátor obdivuje národný socializmus a v roku 2014 kandidoval spolu so zločincom. In: Dennik. 08.10.2018. https://dennikn.sk/blog/1225898/kotlebov-nadejny-primator-obdivuje-narodny-socializmus-a-v-roku-2014-kandidoval-spolu-so-zlocincom/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/blog/1225898/kotlebov-nadejny-primator-obdivuje-narodny-socializmus-a-v-roku-2014-kandidoval-spolu-so-zlocincom/”]

Boris Kollar, the president of “Sme Rodina” [We are a family] stated that Slovakia cannot accept or keep Syrian refugees because Slovakia has not been able to integrate Roma in 600 years …
We should maybe suggest he takes some history lessons …

– Nedokázali sme integrovať Rómov a chceme prijímať sýrske siroty, rozohnil sa Boris Kollár. In: Web Noviny. 03.10.2018. https://www.webnoviny.sk/nedokazali-sme-integrovat-romov-a-chceme-prijimat-syrske-siroty-rozohnil-sa-boris-kollar/ [link-preview url=”https://www.webnoviny.sk/nedokazali-sme-integrovat-romov-a-chceme-prijimat-syrske-siroty-rozohnil-sa-boris-kollar/”]

A total of 6 Roma who have claimed being victims of police violence in the Košice region have been indicted themselves and five of them have been already condemned.
Shame.

– Pojednávanie v kauze zásahu polície v rómskej osade súd odročil. In: Teraz. 24.09.2018. https://www.teraz.sk/regiony/sudy-os-kosice-i-pojednavanie-v-kauze/350513-clanok.html [link-preview url=”https://www.teraz.sk/regiony/sudy-os-kosice-i-pojednavanie-v-kauze/350513-clanok.html”]

Yet another article in the Slovakian press about the need to employ local Roma rather than rely on immigrants from other countries. This article describes some of the reasons behind the large unemployment of Roma in Slovakia.

– Príležitosť pre ľudí z osád. In: Nazory Pravda. 28.09.2018. https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/485894-prilezitost-pre-ludi-z-osad/ [link-preview url=”https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/485894-prilezitost-pre-ludi-z-osad/”]

Two men were arrested by the Slovak police of an aggression against Roma. After a discussion, the men had aggressed the Roma with a handgun and a large knife.
Good that this is being taken seriously.

– Pracujúcich Rómov napadli dvaja ozbrojenci. Putujú za mreže. In: TA3. 19.09.2018. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1136553/pracujucich-romov-napadli-dvaja-ozbrojenci-putuju-za-mreze.html
– Polícia zadržala dvoch mužov, ktorí so zbraňou bezdôvodne napadli Rómov. In: Spravy Pravda. 19.09.2018. https://spravy.pravda.sk/regiony/clanok/484722-policia-zadrzala-dvoch-muzov-ktori-so-zbranou-bezdovodne-napadli-romov/
– Dvaja Trnavčania napadli skupinku pracujúcich Rómov. In: My Trnava. 19.09.2018. https://mytrnava.sme.sk/c/20917408/dvaja-trnavcania-napadli-skupinku-pracujucich-romov.html
– Extrémistický čin v Trnave: Dvojica mužov bezdôvodne napadla Rómov so zbraňou a nožom. In: Topky. 19.09.2018. https://www.topky.sk/cl/100370/1739027/Extremisticky-cin-v-Trnave–Dvojica-muzov-bezdovodne-napadla-Romov-so-zbranou-a-nozom
– Muži napadli skupinu Rómov počas výkopových prác, najskôr im vynadali a potom prišli so zbraňami. In: Spravy Pozri. 19.09.2018. https://spravy.pozri.sk/clanok/muzi-napadli-skupinu-romov-pocas-vykopovych-prac-najskor-im-vynadali-a-potom-prisli-so-zbranami/1345518 [link-preview url=”https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1136553/pracujucich-romov-napadli-dvaja-ozbrojenci-putuju-za-mreze.html “]

The photograph of a young Roma girl in Slovakia on a podium (in first place) but without any sports equipment says a lot about the situation of Roma in Slovakia.
The fact that the president was there helped popularise the picture.

– Slovaquie : la jeune fille rom en ballerines qui a rencontré le president. In: Le Courrier d’Europe Centrale. 10.09.2018. https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/ [link-preview url=”https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/”]

The photograph of a young Roma girl in Slovakia on a podium (in first place) but without any sports equipment says a lot about the situation of Roma in Slovakia.
The fact that the president was there helped popularise the picture.

– Slovaquie : la jeune fille rom en ballerines qui a rencontré le president. In: Le Courrier d’Europe Centrale. 10.09.2018. https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/ [link-preview url=”https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/”]

The photograph of a young Roma girl in Slovakia on a podium (in first place) but without any sports equipment says a lot about the situation of Roma in Slovakia.
The fact that the president was there helped popularise the picture.

– Slovaquie : la jeune fille rom en ballerines qui a rencontré le president. In: Le Courrier d’Europe Centrale. 10.09.2018. https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/ [link-preview url=”https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/”]

The photograph of a young Roma girl in Slovakia on a podium (in first place) but without any sports equipment says a lot about the situation of Roma in Slovakia.
The fact that the president was there helped popularise the picture.

– Slovaquie : la jeune fille rom en ballerines qui a rencontré le president. In: Le Courrier d’Europe Centrale. 10.09.2018. https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/ [link-preview url=”https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/”]

The financing measures to increase employment of the Roma have had a positive effect. This is asserted by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities Ábel Ravasz (Most-Híd) in connection with the monitoring report on the implementation of the Strategy for Roma Integration by 2020.
Good.

– Ravasz tvrdí, že zamestnanosť Rómov stúpa, Pollák to považuje za zavádzanie. In: SME. 08.09.2018. https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20909315/ravasz-tvrdi-ze-zamestnanost-romov-stupa-pollak-to-povazuje-za-zavadzanie.html [link-preview url=”https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20909315/ravasz-tvrdi-ze-zamestnanost-romov-stupa-pollak-to-povazuje-za-zavadzanie.html”]

The financing measures to increase employment of the Roma have had a positive effect. This is asserted by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities Ábel Ravasz (Most-Híd) in connection with the monitoring report on the implementation of the Strategy for Roma Integration by 2020.
Good.

– Ravasz tvrdí, že zamestnanosť Rómov stúpa, Pollák to považuje za zavádzanie. In: SME. 08.09.2018. https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20909315/ravasz-tvrdi-ze-zamestnanost-romov-stupa-pollak-to-povazuje-za-zavadzanie.html [link-preview url=”https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20909315/ravasz-tvrdi-ze-zamestnanost-romov-stupa-pollak-to-povazuje-za-zavadzanie.html”]

The financing measures to increase employment of the Roma have had a positive effect. This is asserted by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities Ábel Ravasz (Most-Híd) in connection with the monitoring report on the implementation of the Strategy for Roma Integration by 2020.
Good.

– Ravasz tvrdí, že zamestnanosť Rómov stúpa, Pollák to považuje za zavádzanie. In: SME. 08.09.2018. https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20909315/ravasz-tvrdi-ze-zamestnanost-romov-stupa-pollak-to-povazuje-za-zavadzanie.html [link-preview url=”https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20909315/ravasz-tvrdi-ze-zamestnanost-romov-stupa-pollak-to-povazuje-za-zavadzanie.html”]

The financing measures to increase employment of the Roma have had a positive effect. This is asserted by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities Ábel Ravasz (Most-Híd) in connection with the monitoring report on the implementation of the Strategy for Roma Integration by 2020.
Good.

– Ravasz tvrdí, že zamestnanosť Rómov stúpa, Pollák to považuje za zavádzanie. In: SME. 08.09.2018. https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20909315/ravasz-tvrdi-ze-zamestnanost-romov-stupa-pollak-to-povazuje-za-zavadzanie.html [link-preview url=”https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20909315/ravasz-tvrdi-ze-zamestnanost-romov-stupa-pollak-to-povazuje-za-zavadzanie.html”]

René Lužica, a researcher at the Institute of Roma Studies in Nitra, studied “miracles” and apparitions in Roma settlements. He says that the revelation of the Saviour’s silhouette in Batizovce and Petrov which are a miracle for local Roma believers are a manifestation of popular faith.
One wonders what this has to do with Roma studies …

– Zázrak v osadách je prejavom ľudovej viery. In: SME. 11.09.2018. https://hornyzemplin.korzar.sme.sk/c/20911594/zazrak-v-osadach-je-prejavom-ludovej-viery.html [link-preview url=”https://hornyzemplin.korzar.sme.sk/c/20911594/zazrak-v-osadach-je-prejavom-ludovej-viery.html”]

The Slovak President Andrej Kiska said during a visit in Moldavan ad Bodvou that the number of Roma in Slovakia reaches almost 10% of the population, but a large part of the politicians do not want to admit that they do not address the fundamental problems of this community.
Good for him!

– Hrubá sila podľa Kisku rómsky problém nevyrieši, v Moldave sa stretol s bežkyňou v balerínach. In: Web Noviny. 03.09.2018. https://www.webnoviny.sk/hruba-sila-podla-prezidenta-kisku-romsky-problem-nevyriesi-v-moldave-sa-stretol-s-bezkynou-v-balerinach/
– Neriešia sa zásadné problémy rómskej komunity, vyhlásil Kiska v Moldave. In: Korzar. 03.09.2018. https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20905762/neriesia-sa-zasadne-problemy-romskej-komunity-vyhlasil-kiska-v-moldave.html [link-preview url=”https://www.webnoviny.sk/hruba-sila-podla-prezidenta-kisku-romsky-problem-nevyriesi-v-moldave-sa-stretol-s-bezkynou-v-balerinach/ “]

Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini wants a wider debate on the report on Roma integration following the publication of a report of activities on this subject in Slovakai for 2017.

– Pellegrini chce širšiu diskusiu k správe o integrácii Rómov, rokovanie odložili. In: SME Domov. 05.09.2018. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20907116/vlada-rokovanie-k-sprave-o-integracii-romov-prerusila-pellegrini-chce-diskusiu.html
– K správe o integrácii Rómov sa vláda vráti o týždeň. In: Dobre Noviny. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/141689/k-sprave-o-integracii-romov-sa-vlada-vrati-o-tyzden [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20907116/vlada-rokovanie-k-sprave-o-integracii-romov-prerusila-pellegrini-chce-diskusiu.html “]

Slovakia spent 82 million euros on Roma integration last year. It is a not a small amount, but it did not have a big effect either.

– Na integráciu Rómov sa vlani čerpalo viac ako 82 miliónov. In: SME. 03.09.2018. https://romovia.sme.sk/c/20905374/na-integraciu-romov-sa-vlani-cerpalo-viac-ako-82-milionov.html [link-preview url=”https://romovia.sme.sk/c/20905374/na-integraciu-romov-sa-vlani-cerpalo-viac-ako-82-milionov.html”]