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News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Vote Buying …

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The Special Criminal Court judge in Banská Bystrica arrested four men on Thursday for electoral corruption. They are accused of having offered Roma votes to politicians in the region, asking for 3 Euro per vote.
All too common, unfortunately.

– Súd poslal pre volebnú korupciu do väzby štyroch mužov. In: Domov SME. 03.11.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20687832/volby-do-vuc-2017-zupne-predavali-hlasy-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20687832/volby-do-vuc-2017-zupne-predavali-hlasy-romov.html”]

News Osteuropa Slowenien

Slovenia: Time Bomb?

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An article on Roma settlements in the South Eastern part of Slovenia. These are described at potential social time bombs (really …) due to high natality, unemployment and poverty.
The article is biased. The journalist is “astonished” to see that many Roma have “Slovenes” parents or grandparents as if Roma in Slovenia were not “Slovenes” and as if “Slovenes” was an ethnicity.

– Kritične razmere v velikem romskem naselju. In: Novice Najdi. 01.11.2017. http://novice.najdi.si/predogled/novica/18a8e42d2e8a5f12ca53e0d9303c1251/Svet24-si/Slovenija/Kritične-razmere-v-velikem-romskem-naselju [link-preview url=”http://novice.najdi.si/predogled/novica/18a8e42d2e8a5f12ca53e0d9303c1251/Svet24-si/Slovenija/Kritične-razmere-v-velikem-romskem-naselju”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Addressing Criminality

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The Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák presented measures to tackle the criminality in Roma settlements in Slovakia. He singled three problematic regions (Banska Bystrica, Prešov, and Kosiče) as the pilot for the measures.
He proposes not only to tackle the petty criminality that comes from poverty and alienation, but also the issue of crimes against minorities.
Only unfortunate item here is presenting this almost as measures against Roma crimes …

– Kaliňák rieši kriminalitu Rómov. Každá osada má mať na mieru šitý project. In: Aktualne. 29.10.2017. https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/politika/kalinak-riesi-kriminalitu-romov-kazda-osada-ma-mat-mieru-sity-projekt.html
– KALIŇÁK: Kriminalitu Rómov chceme riešiť presne cielenými opatreniami. In: Teraz. 29.10.2017. http://www.teraz.sk/import/monitor-rkalinak-kriminalitu-romov/289185-clanok.html [link-preview url=”https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/politika/kalinak-riesi-kriminalitu-romov-kazda-osada-ma-mat-mieru-sity-projekt.html “]

Bulgarien News Osteuropa

Bulgaria – Condemned but …

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The Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria was recently condemned for hate speech against Roma. Seems this has no consequences in Bulgaria. He has not stepped down nor has he been asked to do so.
Bad.

– Bulgarians unfazed by anti-Roma hate speech from deputy prime minister. In: Deutsche Welle. 31.10.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/bulgarians-unfazed-by-anti-roma-hate-speech-from-deputy-prime-minister/a-41183829 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/bulgarians-unfazed-by-anti-roma-hate-speech-from-deputy-prime-minister/a-41183829″]

Frankreich News Osteuropa News Westeuropa Serbien

Serbia: Interview with Osman Balić

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The president of YUROM from Nis, Osman Balić, is commenting on issues faced by Roma. His view is that the two biggest problems for Roma are on the one hand Roma themselves to the point where we do not need enemies and that the other main issue is growing neo-Fascism, which somehow found a home in Eastern Europe, and now even in the West. These are the two ends of the Roma problem according to him. In between there are many tiny problems, but they are negligible in comparison with these two issues.

– „Romi su sebi najveći problem“ In: Deutsche Welle. 29.10.2017. http://www.dw.com/sr/romi-su-sebi-najveći-problem/a-41163574 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/sr/romi-su-sebi-najveći-problem/a-41163574″]

Moldawien News Osteuropa

Moldova; Monument

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A monument commemorating the Roma Holocaust will be erected in Moldova, a place where many Roma were killed during World War Two.

– Moldova will build a monument to Roma victims of the Holocaust. In: PRI. 30.10.2017. https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-10-30/moldova-will-build-monument-roma-victims-holocaust [link-preview url=”https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-10-30/moldova-will-build-monument-roma-victims-holocaust”]

Kosovo News Osteuropa

Kosovo and Schools

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The contrast between an Elite school and a school in a Roma neighbourhood.
No Comments.

– Von der Eliteschule ins Roma-Dorf. In: ZDF Heute. 29.10.2017. https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute/kosovo-loyola-tranzit-von-der-eliteschule-ins-roma-dorf-100.html [link-preview url=”https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute/kosovo-loyola-tranzit-von-der-eliteschule-ins-roma-dorf-100.html”]

News Osteuropa Polen

Poland: Integration Program

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Vojevodes of Poland are asked to submit plans for the integration of Roma. The Roma Integration Program funds are devoted to four areas: education, health, work and housing. Applications may be submitted for three types of projects: comprehensive actions to increase the integration of the local Roma community (interdisciplinary social projects), small grants and individual grants (local), and nationwide systemic projects (with a strong preference for preferred scholarship programs for students and students of Roma).

– Nabór wniosków do programu integracji Romów na 2018 r. Jakie działania można wspierać? In Samorzadowy. http://www.portalsamorzadowy.pl/polityka-i-spoleczenstwo/nabor-wnioskow-do-programu-integracji-romow-na-2018-r-jakie-dzialania-mozna-wspierac,99562.html [link-preview url=”http://www.portalsamorzadowy.pl/polityka-i-spoleczenstwo/nabor-wnioskow-do-programu-integracji-romow-na-2018-r-jakie-dzialania-mozna-wspierac,99562.html”]

Deutschland News Osteuropa News Westeuropa Slowakei

Europe and Roma: A Slovak View

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The Slovak view of the vote demanding an end of the discrimination against Roma and more efficient programs for Integration.

– Europoslanci žiadajú zastavenie dlhodobej diskriminácie Rómov v EÚ. In: Dobre Noviny. 25.10.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/114430/europoslanci-ziadaju-zastavenie-dlhodobej-diskriminacie-romov-v-eu
– Podľa europoslancov by sa mali štáty ospravedlniť za vyzývanie k sterilizácii. In: TA3. 28.10.2017. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1115305/podla-europoslancov-by-sa-mali-staty-ospravedlnit-za-vyzyvanie-k-sterilizacii.html
– Štáty musia zakročiť voči diskriminácii Rómov, zhodli sa europoslanci. In: TA3. 25.10.2017. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1115161/staty-musia-zakrocit-voci-diskriminacii-romov-zhodli-sa-europoslanci.html [link-preview url=”https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1115305/podla-europoslancov-by-sa-mali-staty-ospravedlnit-za-vyzyvanie-k-sterilizacii.html “]

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Czech Elections: Vote Buying?

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There are suspicions of vote buying in poor communities in the Czech Republic during the last election.
Would not be surprising …

– Czech elections: Vote-buying suspected in poor community, Roma not involved. In: Romea. 26.10.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-elections-vote-buying-suspected-in-poor-community-roma-not-involved [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-elections-vote-buying-suspected-in-poor-community-roma-not-involved”]

Bulgarien News Osteuropa

More on Bulgaria

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A further article on the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister condemned for hate speech against Roma.

– Bulgarian deputy prime minister Valeri Simeonov convicted of hate speech. In: The Times. 26.10.2017. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bulgarian-deputy-prime-minister-valeri-simeonov-convicted-of-hate-speech-q8pk9xgqk [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bulgarian-deputy-prime-minister-valeri-simeonov-convicted-of-hate-speech-q8pk9xgqk”]

News Osteuropa Serbien

Serbia: Another Attack

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A new attack against the Roma neighbourhood of Vidikovac in Belgrade. This is the fourth attack. This time a group of 15 men lead by an investor who is trying to grab the land on which the Roma live smashed a door of one of the barracks and, according to some, even the roof.
Bad, especially since the police doesn’t care.

– NEUER ANGRIFF AUF ROMA IN DER BELGRADER SIEDLUNG VIDIKOVAC. In: Roma Anti Discrimination Network. 26.10.2017. http://ran.eu.com/neuer-angriff-auf-roma-in-der-belgrader-siedlung-vidikovac/ [link-preview url=”http://ran.eu.com/neuer-angriff-auf-roma-in-der-belgrader-siedlung-vidikovac/”]

Bulgarien News Osteuropa

Bulgaria: Reprimand

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The Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Simeonov was found guilty of anti-Roma hate speech. In a speech in Parliament, he compared Roma to “stray dogs” and accused them to live “outside the rules of human behaviour”.
Good!

– Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Simeonov found guilty of anti-Roma hate speech – NGO. In: The Sofia Globe. 25.10.2017. https://sofiaglobe.com/2017/10/25/bulgarian-deputy-prime-minister-simeonov-found-guilty-of-anti-roma-hate-speech-ngo/
– Bulgarian deputy PM reprimanded over anti-Roma speech. In:: Channel News Asia. 25.10.2017.
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/bulgarian-deputy-pm-reprimanded-over-anti-roma-speech-9344038 [link-preview url=”https://sofiaglobe.com/2017/10/25/bulgarian-deputy-prime-minister-simeonov-found-guilty-of-anti-roma-hate-speech-ngo/ “]

Ungarn News Osteuropa

Zoltan Balog

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The Hungarian Minister (and Calvinist preacher) Zoltan Balog has made statements on Roma advocating segregation in schools and quite a few other ones. Here’s a long list.

– 10 things he really said: Zoltán Balog, Hungarian Minister for Human Resources. In: ERRC. 24.10.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/10-things-he-really-said-zoltan-balog-hungarian-minister-for-human-resources/195 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/blog/10-things-he-really-said-zoltan-balog-hungarian-minister-for-human-resources/195″]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Employment Forum

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A forum on Roma employment will be held in Kosiče in Eastern Slovakia on October 26th. Experts from the non-governmental sector, as well as companies that are already working with marginalized Roma, will share their experience and know-how for other companies and help solve their particular issues. The event is called the Pro Bono Action Forum: Practical steps for Roma employment in your company.

– V Košiciach sa uskutoční fórum o zamestnávaní Rómov. In: Teraz. 24.10.2017. http://www.teraz.sk/regiony/kosice-forum-romovia-zamestnanie/288009-clanok.html [link-preview url=”http://www.teraz.sk/regiony/kosice-forum-romovia-zamestnanie/288009-clanok.html”]

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Lety at Last

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Two US articles on Lety and the fact that the Czech government will finally buy the pig farm on the site.
Unfortunately, both articles contain misleading information. That 1’300 Roma were sent to Auschwitz from there, that there were 10’000 Roma in the Czech Republic before the War etc. Fact is that many people who were shipped to Auschwitz were not registered, and that no one knows how many Roma there was in the Czech Republic before the war.
One thing though is sure: After the War, there were none left.
May they rest in peace.

– Czechs to make memorial at ex-Nazi Roma concentration camp. In: The National Post. 23.10.2017. http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/czech-govt-to-buy-pig-farm-on-nazi-concentration-camp-land
– Czechs to make memorial at ex-Nazi Roma concentration camp. In: Fox News. 23.10.2017. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/23/czechs-to-make-memorial-at-ex-nazi-roma-concentration-camp.html [link-preview url=”http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/czech-govt-to-buy-pig-farm-on-nazi-concentration-camp-land “]

News Osteuropa Slowenien

Slovenia: More on the Roma Protest

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The protest last week of about 100 Roma in front of the Slovenaian parliament had quite an echo in the local press.
Good!

– Skupina Romov pred vlado zahteva odpravo diskriminacije. In: Delo. 16.10.2017. http://www.delo.si/novice/ljubljana/protest-romov-sredi-ljubljani.html
– Prvi romski protest. In: Mladina. 16.10.2017. http://www.mladina.si/182355/prvi-romski-protest/
– PROTESTNI SHOD ROMOV. In: RTV 4. 16.10.2017. http://4d.rtvslo.si/arhiv/prvi-dnevnik/174496852
– Romi, končno. In: Večer, V Soboto. 21.10.2017. https://www.vecer.com/romi-koncno-6332800 [link-preview url=”https://www.vecer.com/romi-koncno-6332800″]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Spišsky Hrhov

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How do you turn a village around? An analysis of a successfully integrated mixed village in Slovakia.

– Rady zo Spišského Hrhova podľa skutočných udalostí. In: SME. 20.10.2017. https://komentare.sme.sk/c/20670590/rady-zo-spisskeho-hrhova-podla-skutocnych-udalosti.html [link-preview url=”https://komentare.sme.sk/c/20670590/rady-zo-spisskeho-hrhova-podla-skutocnych-udalosti.html”]

News Osteuropa Polen

Poland: Construction or Not?

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Back and forth in Poland about proper housing for Roma. The governor is for it, the communes say they have no money and won’t do it. And the Roma have nowhere to go.
Bad.

– Maszkowice. Nie będzie bloku dla Romów. In: Gazetta Krakowska. 20.10.2017. http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/wiadomosci/nowy-sacz/a/maszkowice-nie-bedzie-bloku-dla-romow,12599284/ [link-preview url=”http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/wiadomosci/nowy-sacz/a/maszkowice-nie-bedzie-bloku-dla-romow,12599284/”]

News Osteuropa Rumänien

Buzescu, Romania …

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Yet another article, this time in Switzerland, about the Roma palaces of the city of Buzescu. Not good for all, and one can argue about the style.

– Die Roma-Paläste von Buzescu. In: 20 Minuten (CH). 21.10.2017. http://www.20min.ch/immobilien/story/13921220 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/immobilien/story/13921220″]

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