A summary of the elder le Pen’s sayings, including his famous analogy between Rroma and birds based on the fact that “voler” in French means both to fly and to steal.
A SHAME!
Hamburg, in spite of its Red Green coalition, is planning to establish camps for refugees from the Balkan. In view of the German past persecutions of Rroma and Sinti, this is probably not the best solution to the issue.
Interesting articles on refugees, and on the side on Rroma who share the plight.
At least a journalist who went inside the camp! A view on the Rroma who have been filling Swiss Newspapers with the wedding near Zurich. Some facts on life, work, and on religion, as these are evangelical, and on the fact that Rroma are not welcome on places for travellers in Switzerland.
An article on Kesaj Tchave, a group of young Rroma musicians, singers, dancers who are come from real ghettoes who tour Europe under the direction of Ivan Akimov.
Another article that shows that the fears of the population and the populism of some politicians and newspapers bears no relation to reality.
Bavaria is going ahead with a controversial plan to set up camps for refugees from the Balkan. These camps, especially in view of the past – Dachau was one of the first camps to be set up in Germany – and since Rroma make about a third of all Balkan refugees, leave a bitter taste.
There has to be better solutions…
Under pressure from residents, the city of Toulouse has cancelled its attempt to open a second insertion village aimed at integrating Rroma migrants.
A pity…
Kosovo and Montenegro are asking Germany to recognise them as being “safe countries”. They want to show that no one in their countries is persecuted or discriminated against. In Kosovo especially, this can only be laughed at. 80% of the Rroma population was ethnically cleansed away from the region.
More on the story of the one third of Rroma among Balkan refuges…
More articles on the August 2nd commemorations of the Rroma Holocaust. In Maribor, Slovenia; in Leipzig; in Vienna; in Ireland; in Slovakia, where the government proxy for Rroma questions gave a message; and in the EU, with a message from the commission.
Closure of the Wedding story. After all it was positive, Rroma paid, didn’t leave a mess, etc. Much ado about nothing (showing the Swiss fascination with toilets).
A recent study on the EU subsidies to Roma communities in the Balkan showed that only 1.5% of the aid was aimed at integration. Apparently, programs had “shortcomings”.
A SCANDAL
Yesterday’s Rroma Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed in several countries and also in Auschwitz.
Yesterday saw the first ever commemoration of the Rroma and Sinti Holocaust Remembrance day in Vienna. Better late than never!
The Romanian Prime Minister Ponta for the first time ever also noted the Romanian contribution to the murder of Rroma in Transnisrtria and in the Bug. How many died there is still debated, but the Romanians did it by themselves.
On the Rroma and Sinti Holocaust Remembrance Day, Europe’s top human right official emphasised the plight faced by many Rroma in Europe to this day with continuing discrimination. This needs to change!
Serbia has been taken to the European court of Human Rights over its evictions of Rroma who fled the Kosovo War in 1999.
The 2nd of August is the official international day of remembrance of the Holocaust on Rroma and Sinti. Several organisations (here just as a sample) are planning commemorations in Germany and Austria.
Another interview with Romani Rose, president of the German central council of Sinti and Roma in the context of the celebrations of the 2nd of August on the Rroma and Sinti Holocaust.
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