On April 13, President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva received a group of Roma students at Prague Castle. The meeting took place as part of this year’s International Roma Day, which fell on April 8.

“What I consider to be one of the biggest dangers of our time – and it is far from only affecting Roma people – is prejudice. They often stem from a lack of information, from stereotypes, from a lack of will to listen to each other and understand each other’s arguments… For me, you represent an opportunity to point out good examples not only towards your community, but above all to the majority community. You are an example of the fact that it is possible to get out of the circle of prejudices,” Pavel said at the beginning of the meeting.

• Setkání romských studentů s prezidentem se neslo v přátelském duchu. Podle Fukové jde o průlomový okamžik. In: Radiožurnal Rohzlas. 26.04.2023. https://radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/setkani-romskych-studentu-s-prezidentem-se-neslo-v-pratelskem-duchu-podle-fukove-8981184

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