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News Osteuropa Rumänien

Romania and Roma

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Romania will preside the EU for the coming 6 months. This article ponders the impact of this presidency over the situation of Roma in the country.
Well, we think it will not change much for as long as the country as a whole does not change.

– Profitieren rumänische Roma vom EU-Vorsitz? In: Deutschlandfunk. 02.02.2019. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/antiziganismus-in-rumaenien-profitieren-rumaenische-roma.724.de.html?dram:article_id=440027 [link-preview url=”https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/antiziganismus-in-rumaenien-profitieren-rumaenische-roma.724.de.html?dram:article_id=440027″]

Ungarn News Osteuropa

The Women in Miskolc

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An article / radio on the Romnja in Miskolc, Eastern Hungary who won a case of discrimination against the Hungarian state for discrimination in the hospitals.

– E romnja njerisrade ando krisi ando Miskolc. In: Radio Romano. 29.01.2019. https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2122&artikel=7144432&fbclid=IwAR2V6GiibSXLma5ut5cGgoCSldLoh9vVk20_Tdctj_WkgVvpW0-P00b9CzU [link-preview url=”https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2122&artikel=7144432&fbclid=IwAR2V6GiibSXLma5ut5cGgoCSldLoh9vVk20_Tdctj_WkgVvpW0-P00b9CzU”]

Moldawien News Osteuropa Russland

Transnistria and Roma

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In Tiraspol, Transnistria – a region that declared independence and is only recognised by Russia, a round table on “The social and economic position of the Roma in society” was organised. Among its participants are representatives of public organizations, executive bodies of power, as well as deputies of the Supreme Council.
Well, no comments …

– ПРОБЛЕМЫ РОМОВ ОБСУДИЛИ НА КРУГЛОМ СТОЛЕ В ТИРАСПОЛЕ. In: Novosti PMR. 31.01.2019. https://novostipmr.com/ru/news/19-01-31/problemy-romov-obsudili-na-kruglom-stole-v-tiraspole [link-preview url=”https://novostipmr.com/ru/news/19-01-31/problemy-romov-obsudili-na-kruglom-stole-v-tiraspole”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Work Project

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A report on a project involving NGOs and factories to help Roma back to work. This is the first project, and resulted in the employment of 40 Roma in a local factory in Poprad.

– Popradská spoločnosť je prvou v projekte Človeka v ohrození: Zamestnáva 40 Rómov. In: Poprad 24. 01.02.2019. https://poprad.dnes24.sk/popradska-spolocnost-je-prvou-v-programe-zamestnavania-romov-dala-pracu-40-z-nich-321584
– Spoločnosť Stiga v Poprade zamestnala už 40 Rómov pomocou inovatívneho programu zamestnávania. In: Web Noviny. 01.02.2019. https://www.webnoviny.sk/spolocnost-stiga-v-poprade-zamestnala-uz-40-romov-pomocou-programu-organizacie-clovek-v-ohrozeni/
– Program pre zamestnávanie Rómov premieňa celé komunity. In: SME Domov. 01.02.2019. https://domov.sme.sk/c/22043198/program-pre-zamestnavanie-romov-premiena-cele-komunity.html [link-preview url=”https://poprad.dnes24.sk/popradska-spolocnost-je-prvou-v-programe-zamestnavania-romov-dala-pracu-40-z-nich-321584 “]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Košice: Trial

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The trial of two Roma who were beaten up in a police action in Molova nad Bodvou has opened. They are accused of making false accusations against the police.
This is a SHAME on Slovakia.

– Na súde pokračuje kauza údajne krivých výpovedí moldavských Rómov. In: Korzar. 26.01.2019. https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/22038759/na-sude-pokracuje-kauza-udajne-krivych-vypovedi-moldavskych-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/22038759/na-sude-pokracuje-kauza-udajne-krivych-vypovedi-moldavskych-romov.html”]

News Osteuropa Polen

Poland: Eviction

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In Maszkowice, South Eastern Poland, a group of 11 Roma houses are being threatened with destruction for having been built illegally. One Rom is threatening to hang himself should this come true.
This technique (illegally built buildings) is increasingly used by several countries to evict Roma. And one needs to note that most of the houses in the countryside in Eastern Europe are illegally built in the first place.

– Mówi, że weźmie sznur, żeby się powiesić. Dramat u Romów w Maszkowicach [WIDEO]. In: Sadedeczanin. 29.01.2019. https://sadeczanin.info/telewizja-gospodarka/mowi-ze-wezmie-sznur-zeby-sie-powiesic-dramat-u-romow-w-maszkowicach-wideo [link-preview url=”https://sadeczanin.info/telewizja-gospodarka/mowi-ze-wezmie-sznur-zeby-sie-powiesic-dramat-u-romow-w-maszkowicach-wideo”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Do we need this?

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Yet another “King” – or maybe not. And a conflict between Roma organisations. We definitively do not need that.

– Spor medzi Rómami sa vyostruje! Kráľa Róberta I. zvrhli z trónu: Vajdom pri pohľade na to, čo robí, kypí žlč! In: Nový Čas. 26.01.2019. https://www.cas.sk/clanok/795324/spor-medzi-romami-sa-vyostruje-krala-roberta-i-zvrhli-z-tronu-vajdom-pri-pohlade-na-to-co-robi-kypi-zlc-video/ [link-preview url=”https://www.cas.sk/clanok/795324/spor-medzi-romami-sa-vyostruje-krala-roberta-i-zvrhli-z-tronu-vajdom-pri-pohlade-na-to-co-robi-kypi-zlc-video/”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Roma LGBT Activists

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An article on the reality of Roma LGBT activists within the community.

– Rómsky LGBT aktivista: Gejovia sú pre Rómov tabu. Môjho priateľa rodina dokopala na poli. In: Dennik. 23.01.2019. https://dennikn.sk/1358276/romsky-lgbt-aktivista-gejovia-su-pre-romov-tabu-mojho-priatela-rodina-dokopala-na-poli/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/1358276/romsky-lgbt-aktivista-gejovia-su-pre-romov-tabu-mojho-priatela-rodina-dokopala-na-poli/”]

Bulgarien News Osteuropa

Bulgaria: Recapitulation

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A recapitulation of the facts that led to a collective punishment of Roma in Plovdiv and later to a manifestation.
Scary.

– Bulgaria’s Voyvodinovo saga: Karakachanov, ‘impudent gypsies’ and the voices of concern. In: Sofia Globe. 14.01.2019. https://sofiaglobe.com/2019/01/14/bulgarias-voyvodinovo-saga-karakachanov-impudent-gypsies-and-the-voices-of-concern/?fbclid=IwAR3WoJBB8-hn7Mufc3zec0C9q-uKCtWNWAEX1foAx49bdChK0RI4yIkNYSg [link-preview url=”https://sofiaglobe.com/2019/01/14/bulgarias-voyvodinovo-saga-karakachanov-impudent-gypsies-and-the-voices-of-concern/?fbclid=IwAR3WoJBB8-hn7Mufc3zec0C9q-uKCtWNWAEX1foAx49bdChK0RI4yIkNYSg”]

News Osteuropa Serbien

Serbia: Money

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Serbia is adding three million EUR to its budget for the social inclusion of Roma. Not an awful lot in view of the current situation.

– Another EUR 3 million for social inclusion of Roma. In: B92. 24.01.2019. https://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2019&mm=01&dd=24&nav_id=106060 [link-preview url=”https://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2019&mm=01&dd=24&nav_id=106060″]

Kosovo News Osteuropa

Kosovo and Holocaust

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Roma activists market the commemoration of the Holocaust yesterday in Pristina.

– Kosovar Roma Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In: Radio Free Europe. 27.01.2019. https://www.rferl.org/a/kosovar-roma-mark-international-holocaust-remembrance-day/29734258.html [link-preview url=”https://www.rferl.org/a/kosovar-roma-mark-international-holocaust-remembrance-day/29734258.html”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Community Centre

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A Roma community centre will be built in Liptovska Teplicka in central Slovakia. It is meant to help schooling Roma in manual and computer work and is funded by the EU.
Question is as usual, is this the right solution?

– V Liptovskej Tepličke plánujú postaviť komunitné centrum pre rómov. In: Spiš Korzar. 22.01.2019. https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/22035103/v-liptovskej-teplicke-planuju-postavit-komunitne-centrum-pre-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/22035103/v-liptovskej-teplicke-planuju-postavit-komunitne-centrum-pre-romov.html”]

Moldawien News Osteuropa

Moldova: Clean Vote

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In the course of half a year, almost 11,000 members of the Roma community in the Republic of Moldova took part in an information campaign on holding fair elections, during which they learned about the rights of those who vote and who wants to run for office. The information campaign was conducted by a number of non-governmental organizations through the UNDP project “Strengthening Democracy in Moldova through Inclusive and Transparent Elections”, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the British Embassy in Chisinau through the Good Governance Foundation and the Netherlands Embassy under the Matra program.

– Сообщество ромов узнало больше об избирательных правах. In: NOI. 21.01.2019. https://noi.md/ru/obshhestvo/soobshhestvo-romov-uznalo-bolishe-ob-izbiratelinyh-pravah [link-preview url=”https://noi.md/ru/obshhestvo/soobshhestvo-romov-uznalo-bolishe-ob-izbiratelinyh-pravah”]

Ungarn News Osteuropa

Hungary and the Overtime Law

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The new law allowing for more overtime and its deferred payment (up to three years alter) has led to multiple protests. Here, Roma activists from the Khetane Dance Group and from Dikh TV have protested against the law, saying that Roma have had to deal with overtime since a long time in the building industry where many of them work illegally.

– A cigányok harminc éve elszenvedői a túlóratörvénynek. In: 444.hu. 19.01.2019. https://444.hu/2019/01/19/a-ciganyok-harminc-eve-elszenvedoi-a-tuloratorvenynek [link-preview url=”https://444.hu/2019/01/19/a-ciganyok-harminc-eve-elszenvedoi-a-tuloratorvenynek”]

Kosovo News Osteuropa

Kosovo

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An enquiry of the war crimes committed by the Kosovars during the war against Serbs, Roma, Turks, and other minorities has been launched, and two of the commanders of the Kosovo forces are in the Hague for trial. Let’s see…

– Enquête sur la guérilla au Kosovo: soulagement prudent des victims. In: RTL. 14.01.2019. https://www.rtl.be/info/monde/europe/enquete-sur-la-guerilla-au-kosovo-soulagement-prudent-des-victimes-1091653.aspx
– Crimes de guerre au Kosovo: 2 chefs rebelles en route pour La Haye. In: Le Devoir. 14.01.2019. https://www.ledevoir.com/monde/545457/crimes-de-guerre-au-kosovo-2-chefs-rebelles-en-route-pour-la-haye
– Enquête sur la guérilla au Kosovo: soulagement prudent des victims. In: Le Point. 14.01.2019. https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/enquete-sur-la-guerilla-au-kosovo-soulagement-prudent-des-victimes-14-01-2019-2285567_24.php [link-preview url=”https://www.rtl.be/info/monde/europe/enquete-sur-la-guerilla-au-kosovo-soulagement-prudent-des-victimes-1091653.aspx “]

Ungarn News Osteuropa

Apply !!!

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– https://romanistudies.ceu.edu/apply-rgpp?fbclid=IwAR3Ibi332skA1rQRYC5P2aj-0P-Yknqv2t_quaI0mw9VXphcLxnpkxpo9zw [link-preview url=”https://romanistudies.ceu.edu/apply-rgpp?fbclid=IwAR3Ibi332skA1rQRYC5P2aj-0P-Yknqv2t_quaI0mw9VXphcLxnpkxpo9zw”]

Bulgarien News Osteuropa

Bulgaria: Terrorists

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A report on the arrest of 6 people in Bulgaria for their involvement in a terrorist network. So far – nothing special. But then, the small sentence about the rise of “radical Islam” among the Roma community.
This has nothing to do with the arrests – but puts squarely the Roma in the focus.
Bad journalism.

– Bulgarie: six inculpés pour financement d’un puissant réseau terroriste. In: I24 Europe. 19.01.2019. https://www.i24news.tv/fr/actu/international/europe/193530-190119-bulgarie-six-inculpes-pour-financement-d-un-puissant-reseau-terroriste [link-preview url=”https://www.i24news.tv/fr/actu/international/europe/193530-190119-bulgarie-six-inculpes-pour-financement-d-un-puissant-reseau-terroriste”]

Bulgarien News Osteuropa

Bulgaria: Manifestation

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An attack by two Roma initiated a cycle of violence against the community, including the demolition of a Roma neighbourhood in the village of Voyvodinovo near Plovdiv. 200 people demonstrated in Sofia on 14 January against this collective punishment. They demanded the resignation of Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov – who ordered the demolition – for his “hate speech”.

– BULGARIE : CHRONIQUE DE LA VIOLENCE ANTI-ROMS ORDINAIRE. In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 18.01.2019. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Bulgarie-chronique-de-la-violence-anti-roms-ordinaire [link-preview url=”https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Bulgarie-chronique-de-la-violence-anti-roms-ordinaire”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia and Roma

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Ábel Ravasz, the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Government for Roma Communities wants to focus on education and housing this year. On housing, the focus will be in improving living conditions (water, electricity) for the community, and on education, the focus will be on pre-school help.

– Ábel Ravasz sa v tomto roku zameria na vzdelávanie a bývanie Rómov. In: Teraz. 17.01.2019. https://www.teraz.sk/spravy/abel-ravasz-sa-v-tomto-roku-zameria-na/373001-clanok.html
– Ravasz sa v tomto roku zameria na vzdelávanie, zamestnanosť a bývanie Rómov. In: Hlavne Spravy. 17.01.2019. https://www.hlavnespravy.sk/ravasz-sa-tomto-roku-zameria-vzdelavanie-zamestnanost-byvanie-romov/1642742 [link-preview url=”https://www.teraz.sk/spravy/abel-ravasz-sa-v-tomto-roku-zameria-na/373001-clanok.html “]

Bulgarien News Osteuropa

Bulgaria: Acquitted!

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The nationalist Bulgarian politician Valeri Simeonov was acquitted of charges of hate speech against Roma by Bulgaria’s supreme court. On December 17th, 2014, Simeonov told the House that “part of this (Roma) ethnicity” had become “arrogant, presumptuous and ferocious humanoids, ready to kill in order to steal a few leva”.
BAD!

– Bulgaria supreme court acquits Valeri Simeonov on anti-Roma hate speech charge. In: The Sofia Globe. 18.01.2019. https://sofiaglobe.com/2019/01/18/bulgaria-supreme-court-acquits-valeri-simeonov-on-anti-roma-hate-speech-charge/ [link-preview url=”https://sofiaglobe.com/2019/01/18/bulgaria-supreme-court-acquits-valeri-simeonov-on-anti-roma-hate-speech-charge/”]

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