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Slovenia and Integration

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Slovenia and Integration

Two articles in the Slovene press with two different views. One is asking why in spite of all efforts, integration of the Roma minority failed, while the other questions whether funds earmarked for integration really were used for that …

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Slovenia Working Group

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Slovenia Working Group

The members of the interdepartmental working group for dealing with the Roma “issue” called an emergency meeting. The latter was also attended by Prime Minister Robert Golob. They decided to establish a subgroup that will take care of security issues.

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Slovenia: About the Attack

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Slovenia: About the Attack

Two articles about the attack on policemen by Roma. The policemen were trying to arrest an underage driver and were prevented by his relatives. The articles bemoan the inaction of the government, the impunity of Roma, and the fact that one of the attacker was released almost immediately after arrest.

Bad.

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Slovenia, Politics, and Roma

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Slovenia, Politics, and Roma

The Slovenian Minister of the Interior Boštjan Poklukar and Deputy Director General of the Police Igor Ciperle will meet today with the management of the municipalities of Kočevje and Ribnica. The topic of the conversation will be the security situation and Roma issues, after several escalations have recently occurred between Roma and the majority population and law enforcement authorities.

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Slovenia: Lone Voice

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Slovenia: Lone Voice

A lone voice in Slovenia setting context about the Roma “problem”. She states that a summer without particularly prominent problems with illegal migrants brought political activation at the expense of problems with another convenient group, the Roma, who, unlike the first, are considered some kind of imaginary “internal enemies”.

In brief, once is creating some scapegoats based on effective petty criminality, whose causes (exclusion and racism) are totally excluded.

Dangerous.

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Slovenia and the Roma “Problem”

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Slovenia and the Roma “Problem”

We will have to introduce a Slovenian chronicle, akin to the French Chronicle we have been doing due to the high number of articles on the Roma “problem” in the Slovenian press. Thes articles are divided pretty much along party lines. One side says that the issues, and the recent attacks are the result of the current government inaction, while the other side is more differentiated.

Here the view on the government inaction…

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Slovenia and Roma Protests

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Slovenia and Roma Protests

Last week in Kočevje, several Roma got into a fight with the police. According to the newspaper, this event was just the tip of the iceberg. Shootings, thefts and robberies are a regular occurrence. In this municipality, Roma have been holding a regular yearly protest to highlight their housing plight. This year, Roma cancelled it.

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Slovenia and the Roma “Problem”

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Slovenia and the Roma “Problem”

The Slovenian opposition NSi proposes tightening criminal legislation for more serious crimes committed by minors, while the country’s president Nataša Pirc Musar warns against organizing municipals guards.

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Slovenia: Repression?

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Slovenia: Repression?

The former leader of the Slovenian Communist Party, Milan Kučan said about the Roma “problem”: “I don’t take a particularly dramatic view of this, but above all I think it is inadmissible that, through repression, people are now trying to make the whole Roma community guilty of the incidents of individuals.” He opposes the proposed creation of village guards in the regions with Roma settlements.

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Slovenia and Roma

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Slovenia and Roma

Roma families protests in front of the Ribnič municipality began more than fifteen years ago, and their demands have always been the same, namely that the local authority should solve their housing problems.

The Union of Roma of Slovenia is now trying to calm the strained relations between the local authorities and the local Roma. Their representatives visited two Roma settlements in Ribnica yesterday and advised the local residents not to intensify their protest. They suggested that they first establish a dialogue with the mayor, with whom they had already agreed on a joint meeting.

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Slovenia, the Police, and Roma

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Slovenia, the Police, and Roma

Following the attack by Roma on policemen trying to arrest two juveniles, the Slovenian police reacted. The Police Union of Slovenia warned of the deterioration of the security situation in some areas of the country. The Ministry of the Interior and the police strongly condemn any violence and attack on police officers, who must be dealt with and punished accordingly. They are actively solving the challenges regarding the Roma community and they believe that in the dialogue between the local community, the state and the Roma population, they will make important steps towards improvement, they stated in response to the union appeal.

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More on the Slovenian Roma “Problem”

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More on the Slovenian Roma “Problem”

Another incendiary article about the Roma “Problem” in Slovenia. The article states that in recent months, the debate about the Slovenian government’s ineffective handling of the Roma issue has been rekindled, as the media reports on an increased number of crimes related to the Roma minority. Despite the disobedience, the mayors persist and strive for legal changes as soon as possible, because the minority must have exactly the same obligations as other citizens, emphasizes the mayor of Ribnica Samo Pogorelc.

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Slovenia: The Roma “Problem”

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Slovenia: The Roma “Problem”

Slovenian media report on Roma violence and crimes almost every day. According to the current opposition, the government is clearly not concerned with this, as it rejects all proposals, even those of mayors who know the situation well.

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Slovenia: Attack

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Slovenia: Attack

On Sunday, several members of the Roma community clashed with the police officers who arrested the underage driver. The Roma then tried to prevent the arrest by hitting, pushing and threatening the police. Two police officers were slightly injured. The editorial office of 24UR received a video of the attack, and their journalist spoke with representatives of one of the Roma communities from the Kočevje area, who are outraged that “they are all being thrown into the same bin.”

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Dive Maky

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Dive Maky

The gala program of the civic association Divé maky brought Roma temperament and several inspiring stories to the center of Bratislava. The celebration of the talent of Roma children took place on Saturday in Hviezdoslav Square, where young Roma scholarship holders will presented the results of their work.

The program offered music and singing, dance, a theater performance and a discussion about the future of Roma youth in Slovakia, which was discussed by the leaders of Dive Maky (Wild Poppies).

Unfortunately, this is full of stereotypes…

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Documentary

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Documentary

A documentary on Slovenian TV on Jože Horvat Didi who was the first and only Roma footballer in the second division of the Yugoslav Football Association. He took his first football steps at Pušča, played for Mura, then in the second German league and then in Austria. He was born on May 4, 1946 in Pušča, and died on February 2, 2024.

  • Na ogled dokumentarna oddaja o Didiju, romski nogometni legendi. In: Vestnik. 11.08.2024. https://vestnik.svet24.si/clanek/aktualno/na-ogled-bo-dokumentarna-oddaja-o-didiju-romski-nogometni-legendi-1298907
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Slovenia, Roma, and the Police

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Slovenia, Roma, and the Police

An attack by the “citizens of Kočevje on the police” made the news in Slovenia. When pursuing the underage drivers who did not want to surrender, they encountered a “group of people” who then tried to prevent the arrest by hitting, pushing and threatening the police.

Robert Tomazin, a “real” citizen of Kočevje, warned that this is grossly distorted reporting that does not say anything about the real attackers. He wrote on his Facebook profile that it is a distorted report that casts a bad light on the other citizens of Kočevje, while the real perpetrators were members of the Roma community.

Bad in every sense.

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Slovenia and the Roma “Problem”

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Slovenia and the Roma “Problem”

The SDS (Slovenian Democratic Party) parliamentary group is proposing the establishment of a Subcommittee for monitoring Roma issues.

According to SDS deputy Anja Bah Žibert, the initiative is a call to all political parties in the National Assembly to come together and find appropriate solutions for the Roma issue. “Despite the large financial resources earmarked for the integration of the Roma population, the situation is getting worse. We are retreating and we already witness conflicts and violent behaviour practically every day, which is really worrying.”

She added that one doesn’t even know how many Roma there are in Slovenia.

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