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Carrot and Stick

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The President of the Slovenian Republic, Nataša Pirc Musar, visited the municipality of Ribnica on Tuesday and, together with the mayor, Sam Pogorel, saw the Roma settlement Lepovče, which the municipality wants to relocate because it is located in an industrial zone. At the same time, Pirc Musar supported the efforts of the mayors of 11 municipalities in south-eastern Slovenia and Posavija to tighten certain benefits for the Roma. “If it doesn’t work with a carrot, you also need a little stick,” she said. She also said that she supports most of the proposed laws that also solve the Roma issue. The latter was submitted to the National Assembly by 11 municipalities last year, but was flatly rejected by the government coalition for being racially biased.

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Slovenia and Roma

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The President of the Slovenian Republic, Nataša Pirc Musar, visited the Roma settlement Lepovče in Ribnica, where she discussed the common issues facing them with representatives of the Roma and the mayor Sam Pogorelce. She pointed out that Roma children attend schools as the key to solving Roma issues. “That’s why I call on all Roma parents to send their children to school,” she said.

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A Slovenian Settlement

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The formal inauguration to a small Roma settlement in Slovenia says a lot about the living conditions of Roma in the country.

At the opening, Nataša Horvat, who is the representative of the Roma community in the municipal council of the Municipality of Lendava, expressed her enthusiasm for the positive changes in the settlement and in the Roma community. She emphasized the development of the settlement from its beginnings in 1961 until today, with at last a modern and safe infrastructure.

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Slovenia and Roma Media

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A round-table on the role of Roma media was held in the Research and Education Centre Dvorec Rakičan. there was a round table on the role of the Roma media and information on the current situation.

The main theme was the discussion about how important the Roma media are for the Roma community and how to deepen cooperation between them throughout Europe.

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Slovenia and Roma

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Two very different articles about Roma in Slovenia. One about a brawl between Roma in a town, the other, about children in a Roma (segregated?) kindergarten cleaning up the surroundings.

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Slovenia: Roma “Problem”

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Over last weekend there was a shooting in the Roma settlement Kerinov Grm in the area of the Krško Municipality. While the police intervened and wanted to detain one of the suspects, residents of the local settlement threw stones at the police car.

The former Director General of the Police, Anton Olaj, believes that “the government’s lack of readiness to systematically regulate the Roma issue is reflected in the escalation of violence”. At the same time, he calls on the government to “present the promised softer and “better” solutions to the public after the rejection of the legal initiative of the eleven mayors of SE Slovenia”.

This is a recurring theme in Slovenia and of course populists are on the forefront.

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Slovenia and a Kindergarten

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Less than a month ago, the Roma settlement of Dobruška Vas in the municipality of Škocjan was left without a kindergarten. It was set on fire by a stranger, and the fire completely destroyed the structure. Fires are apparently common in the mentioned settlement, but the the municipality nevertheless decided to build a new kindergarten. According to the mayor Jože Kapler, they hope that it will be in ready in May.

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Slovenia and the Roma “Problematic”

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The President of the State Council of the Republic of Slovenia, Marko Lotrič, together with the State Secretary dr. sent Monika Kirbiš Rojs and state councilor Bojan Kekce on their third regional visit, this time to Dolenjska. One of the topic of discussion with local mayors was the Roma “problem”.

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Slovenia: Comedians

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The comedians Andrej Bakreni and Aljaž Poredoš filled the hall in Noršinci on Women’s. This stand-up performance by the two comedians breaks stereotypes about the cooperation and coexistence of Roma and non-Roma.

Andrej Bakreni is the first and at the same time the only Roma comedian in Slovenia. He jokes that he is a strange Roma because he attended kindergarten, then finished elementary school, then high school, got a job before the age of 20, had his first child when he was only 27.

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Slovenia and Roma

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Another one of those articles on the Roma “Problem”. The article speaks about more security, and Roma say their children are not well taken care of.

The dialogue is not on equal terms here…

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Slovenia and the Roma Problem

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Škocjan councilors unanimously supported the strategy for solving the Roma problem in the Škocjan Municipality 2023-2030+, from which they expect a lot.

According to the director of the municipal administration Petra Pozderec, the strategy brings clearly defined goals and measures in eight areas – living conditions, upbringing and education, social and health care, employment, culture, ensuring public safety, cooperation of members of the Roma community and the majority population.

Let’s see …

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Slovenia and the Roma “Problem”

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At the request of the Slovenian Democratic Party, the Committee of the National Assembly for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities discussed the increasingly pressing Roma issue in Southeastern Slovenia at an emergency meeting. The meeting was also attended by some mayors and deputy mayors and councilors, representatives of the Novo mesto Police Department and Šentjernej Police Station.

The initiator of the meeting, MP Anja Bah Žibert, pointed out in the introduction that the coalition promised its legal solutions to the Roma issue by the end of 2023.

You wonder how do you resolve an exclusion and discrimination problem with repressive legislative measures?

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Ljubjana: Roma Wedding

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A report on a Roma wedding in Ljubljana, Slovenia. These articles (and the showing of) do not help the cause.

According to the article, the house has 600 square meters, there was a bar of gold and 10 thousand euros as some of the gifts that the newlyweds received at the Roma wedding in Ljubljana.

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Slovenia and the Roma “Problem”

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Yet another article about the Roma problematic, and the initiative of several mayors to change legislation. Their proposal was thankfully declined by the parliament, as it was pretty much targeted against Roma. The members of the coalition stated that they would put up a proposal by the end of 2023.

The article here complains that not much has been done so far.

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Slovenia: Jože Didi Horvath

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The star footballer Jože Didi Horvath died. He was famous, a Roma, and fought against discrimination.
May he rest in peace.

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Slovenia, Mayors, and Roma

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The Community of Municipalities of Slovenia (SOS) wants to start talks with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Public Administration on providing additional funds for the municipalities, but both have not yet responded to their calls. The regional meeting was hosted by Novi Sad mayor Gregor Macedoni.

At the meeting, he also drew attention to the Roma issue and problems with illegal border crossings. Regarding the integration of the Roma community, Macedoni warns that it should be carried out urgently with the help of the state, especially since it can also serve as a model for the integration of other groups, for example labor migrants. “This is why we believe that the state will have to listen more to the municipalities of the southeastern region and Posavija,” he said.

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Slovenia and Education

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In December last year, a new association for helping Roma youth was founded in Maribor – Sprememba takoj, the second Roma association in Maribor, founded and run exclusively by Roma. It was registered by Murim Baftiaro, who says that the position of the Roma community in Maribor is declining and that the eternal problems of the Roma – especially poor education and chronic unemployment – must finally be fixed.

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Slovenia: Commemoration

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The memory of the Nazi camps is not just a thing of the past. The obligation to prevent something like this from happening again appeals to each and every one of us and puts us in front of the responsibility to actively oppose racism and fascism, as they appear in new but no less dangerous forms even today. This is the core of the call that Andrea Bellavite addressed at yesterday’s commemoration of those deported to the Nazi extermination camps in front of the Goriška railway station. The municipality was represented by deputy mayor Chiara Gatta, senator Tatjana Rojc and many Slovenian and Italian citizens of Gori were present.

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