Greece Archives - rroma.org https://rroma.org/category/news-western-europe/greece/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:43:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Greece Archives - rroma.org https://rroma.org/category/news-western-europe/greece/ 32 32 Greece: Theft https://rroma.org/greece-theft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greece-theft Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:43:29 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31713 A large police action recovering stolen electrical cable and documenting water theft. Apparenly in a Roma neighbourhood, although this is […]

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]]> A large police action recovering stolen electrical cable and documenting water theft. Apparenly in a Roma neighbourhood, although this is not directly mentioned in the article but just in its hashtag.

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]]> Greece, Police, and Roma https://rroma.org/greece-police-and-roma-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greece-police-and-roma-2 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 13:47:39 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30559 Since November 15, the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis has deployed police officers to 152 areas inhabited by Roma across the […]

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]]> Since November 15, the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis has deployed police officers to 152 areas inhabited by Roma across the country. These “prevention and mediation teams,” as the government calls them, are composed of 473 police officers and 50 mediators tasked with serving as a bridge between law enforcement and the Roma community. They have begun patrolling in the provinces, Thessaloniki, and Attica, and are responsible for monitoring the camps 24/7, conducting preventative checks, and informing Roma citizens about administrative procedures or directing them to social services.

In brief, a special police for Roma settlements.

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]]> TikTok and Greek Roma https://rroma.org/tiktok-and-greek-roma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tiktok-and-greek-roma Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:32:23 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30250 An article about Roma who publish on TikTok, with a huge success and millions of views. But behind this, the […]

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]]> An article about Roma who publish on TikTok, with a huge success and millions of views. But behind this, the reality is different and stereotypes are prevalent in Greece.

The article says: On the Greek social network TikTok, catchy Gypsy songs, kitschy weddings, and passionate dancing all night long have gone viral. Stef Tony, a Roma artist from Menidi, a suburb of Athens, performs in the middle of Roma camps or promotes singers from his community. Musician Stathis Xenos is a hit on the network with his song “Eimai Roma. Mia tzigana mou exei parei ta miala” (“I am Roma. A Gypsy woman made me crazy with love”), which has been taken up by thousands of users.

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]]> Greece, Police, and Roma https://rroma.org/greece-police-and-roma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greece-police-and-roma Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:18:54 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30053 With 24-hour patrols by the Greek Police in Roma camps and the announcement of the recruitment of 50 gypsy police […]

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]]> With 24-hour patrols by the Greek Police in Roma camps and the announcement of the recruitment of 50 gypsy police officers, the Ministry of Citizen Protection is attempting to present a new policing and mediation plan. It started all with a claim that effectively, Roma are basically criminals.

Roma in Greece are protesting against those measures and say that those measures will not build trust.

The Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis clarified that “the police will hire approximately 50 uniformed police officers, unarmed, with special duties, who will be close to the Police Departments of the areas where these vulnerable groups live and will play the role of social mediator, this will be their mission.”\

So basically not really police, and not a role that can be sustained.

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]]> Greece and Roma https://rroma.org/greece-and-roma-9/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greece-and-roma-9 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:59:53 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29934 The Greek Police is planning to recruit 100 Roma, as revealed by “TA NEA”, the Ministry of Citizen Protection a […]

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]]> The Greek Police is planning to recruit 100 Roma, as revealed by “TA NEA”, the Ministry of Citizen Protection a few days after Michalis Chrysochoidis announced the installation of a force of 70-100 police officers in camps to control delinquency. This process, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year, has as its main objective the better operational planning and the creation of information networks of the security authorities to deal with gangs in the western suburbs of Attica, but also where there is a density of Roma, as this particular community is considered to have a large share (over 50%-60%) in thefts, burglaries and frauds.

This is very closely reminiscent of what the nazis did … https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jüdischer_Ordnungsdienst

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]]> Greece, Roma, and the Police https://rroma.org/greece-roma-and-the-police/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greece-roma-and-the-police Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:44:46 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29909 Greek Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis announced the installation of specialized police officers inside the Roma camps. This will […]

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]]> Greek Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis announced the installation of specialized police officers inside the Roma camps. This will start happening in 1.5 months, while the police officers in question will be subordinate to the Greek FBI.

“This tolerance that existed for years -decades- and which for me is incomprehensible, must come to an end”, he stressed.

Basically, he is saying Roma are criminals that need to be monitored…

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]]> Greece, Crime, and Roma https://rroma.org/greece-crime-and-roma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greece-crime-and-roma Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:58:37 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29847 “70%-75% of crime comes from the Roma,” he said in a recent interview (Action 24, July 24, 2025) the Minister […]

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]]> “70%-75% of crime comes from the Roma,” he said in a recent interview (Action 24, July 24, 2025) the Minister of Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis. “I am not saying this for racist or prejudice reasons. Quite the opposite, I love their children and these people, but the profession they do must be changed: thefts, burglaries, frauds, electricity thefts, etc.,” he added.

In recent months, the Hellenic Police have been intensifying unannounced operations in camps throughout the country. Since the beginning of September, at least seven such operations have been carried out in Attica, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Karditsa and Larissa.

Roma don’t deny that criminality is present in their communities, but  say that causes are deeper: they are linked to the long-standing marginalization of the Roma in Greece, their frequent exclusion from access to housing and work, but also to the poor design of any policies that are implemented. “It is not a question of race or ethnicity, but the result of social and economic conditions that concern the whole of society,” emphasizes George Nikolaou.

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]]> Really??? https://rroma.org/really-28/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=really-28 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 13:00:20 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29715 A 17 year old Greek was arrested after having stealing at least two Romane children and abandoning them in various […]

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]]> A 17 year old Greek was arrested after having stealing at least two Romane children and abandoning them in various places. He confessed to the acts, saying he did it because he “can’t stomach gypsies” and because he wanted to “show how useless they are.”

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]]> Greece and Bulgaria: Traffic https://rroma.org/greece-and-bulgaria-traffic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greece-and-bulgaria-traffic Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:54:22 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=28866 A lengthy article about a traffic of cheap Chinese ware landing in Greece and being sold in Bulgaria. It seems […]

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]]> A lengthy article about a traffic of cheap Chinese ware landing in Greece and being sold in Bulgaria. It seems that most of the drivers who pass this across the border are Roma.

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]]> Greece: A Traffic Accident https://rroma.org/greece-a-traffic-accident/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greece-a-traffic-accident Sun, 27 Apr 2025 05:22:53 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=28098 A traffic accident that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, April 25, at the intersection of Thivon and Kanapitseri […]

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]]> A traffic accident that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, April 25, at the intersection of Thivon and Kanapitseri streets in West Athens, with a 12-year-old girl as the victim. The accident actually occurred in a parallel universe, invisible to most of us. What was the little girl doing there, at this time, alone? Who left her? Where were her parents? Those would be normal questions. But the girl is a Romni, “Gypsy” as most people still say. So, it’s not at all strange that he was all alone on the streets at 2:00 in the morning, “that’s what they do” (said with disapproval and perhaps some disgust). And the issue will end there.

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