Municipalities where Roma settlements are located receive several million euros from the state every year, which they should have spent on financing the support and integration of Roma. This is money that is primarily intended to improve living conditions in these settlements.
But in practice, this is far from the case. One such example is the municipality of Ribnica, which has been led since 2018 by Samo Pogorelc, recently one of the mayors who has been the loudest in demanding measures from the state in connection with the “Roma issue”. He became known to the wider public in June this year when he was attacked and injured by two members of the Roma community at a firefighter’s party. This was after he declared that he would not provide water to Roma who refuse to integrate.
- V Ribnici ni vode za Rome brez integracije. A kam je šel naš denar zanjo? In: Ne Cenzuriranno. 18.11.2025. https://necenzurirano.si/clanek/novice/obcina-ribnica-drzava-denar-integracija-romov-samo-pogorelc-javni-razpis-1861879
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