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This Time in English …

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Charges levied against the Roma who were beaten up by the police in Moldova nad Bodvou. They having been beaten off are now being sued. Really – after the acquittal of the police – already a scandal, the Roma are being sued for false testimonies and defamation.

– Charges now brought against witnesses in infamous Moldava raid. In: The Slovak Spectator. 06.09.2017. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20643289/charges-now-brought-against-witnesses-in-infamous-moldava-raid.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20643289/charges-now-brought-against-witnesses-in-infamous-moldava-raid.html”]

Moldawien News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia – Now the Victims are Criminals

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The Roma who sued the police for violence in Moldova nad Bodvou for having been beaten off are now being sued. Really – after the acquittal of the police – already a scandal, the Roma are being sued for false testimonies and diffamation.

– Z obetí robia páchateľov, svedkov policajnej razie v Moldave obvinili z krivej výpovede. In: Dennikn. 06.09.2017. https://dennikn.sk/872764/z-obeti-robia-pachatelov-svedkov-policajnej-razie-v-moldave-obvinili-z-krivej-vypovede/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/872764/z-obeti-robia-pachatelov-svedkov-policajnej-razie-v-moldave-obvinili-z-krivej-vypovede/”]

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Slovakia: Scary

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A Slovak politician Andrej Danko, thinks the Hungarian model for Roma is the one to go for, and that citizen should have the right to bear arms to defend themselves.
This is REALLY BAD!

– Danko o práci Rómov: Keby som mal oveľa väčšiu moc, prebral by som maďarský model. In: HN Online. 03.09.2017. http://hnonline.sk/slovensko/1020153-danko-o-praci-romov-keby-som-mal-ovela-vacsiu-moc-prebral-by-som-madarsky-model [link-preview url=”http://hnonline.sk/slovensko/1020153-danko-o-praci-romov-keby-som-mal-ovela-vacsiu-moc-prebral-by-som-madarsky-model”]

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Slovakia: Roma Life

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The Roma life is getting harder and harsher in Moldova nad Bodvou. Increased police brutality, segregation, eviction, racism…
What is indeed amazing is that this is published in a Slovak Newspaper (this time in Slovak)…

– Rómov z Moldavy sťahujú, hoci sa chceli dohodnúť. In: SME Domov. 06.09.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20638090/romov-z-moldavy-stahuju-hoci-sa-chceli-dohodnut.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20638090/romov-z-moldavy-stahuju-hoci-sa-chceli-dohodnut.html”]

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Slovakia: Roma Life

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The Roma life is getting harder and harsher in Moldova nad Bodvou. Increased police brutality, segregation, eviction, racism…
What is indeed amazing is that this is published in a Slovak Newspaper (ok, in English)…

– Life gets harder for Roma in Moldava. In: The Slovak Spectator. 05.09.2017. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20642128/life-gets-harder-for-roma-in-moldava.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20642128/life-gets-harder-for-roma-in-moldava.html”]

News Osteuropa Ukraine

Ukraine: Racism and Murder

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When the Roma speaker of a small town is shot dead by the former mayor. A tale of militant anti-Roma racism.

– „Geschossen, bis einer tot war“ In: Taz. 01.09.2017. http://www.taz.de/!5440611/ [link-preview url=”http://www.taz.de/!5440611/”]

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Media Course in the Czech Republic

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The Roma organisation Romea has been organising a media course for 50 Roma.

– Czech Roma students to be taught media presentation. 31.08.2017. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/08/31/czech-roma-students-be-taught-media-presentation
– RENCONTRE DES ÉTUDIANTS ROMS DE TOUTE LA RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE. In: Radio.cz. 30.08.2017. http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/infos/rencontre-des-etudiants-roms-de-toute-la-republique-tcheque [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/08/31/czech-roma-students-be-taught-media-presentation “]

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Disneyland Roma …

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The affair of the Romanian Roma who picked the pockets of the tourists in the Paris Disneyland filled the pages of the French press. They have now been sentenced to prison with penalties ranging from 2 to 6 years. The titles and comments highlight how a few Roma can manage to get an entire minority discredited.

– Un vaste réseau de pickpockets roumains devant la justice. In: Le Figaro. 29.08.2017. http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2017/08/29/01016-20170829ARTFIG00008-un-vaste-reseau-de-pickpockets-roumains-devant-la-justice.php
– Disneyland Paris : un réseau de pickpockets qui détroussaient des touristes devant la justice. In: FranceInfo. 29.08.2017. http://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/justice-proces/disneyland-paris-un-reseau-de-pickpockets-qui-detroussaient-des-touristes-devant-la-justice_2347371.html
– Un clan de pickpockets qui volaient les touristes de Disneyland devant les juges. In: La Croix. 29.08.2017. http://www.la-croix.com/France/Justice/clan-pickpockets-volaient-touristes-Disneyland-devant-juges-2017-08-29-1200872660
– Le clan des pickpockets de Disneyland Paris face aux juges. In: Le Parisien. 29.08.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/chessy-77700/seine-et-marne-un-reseau-de-pickpockets-roumains-face-aux-juges-28-08-2017-7219143.php
– Début du procès d’un gang d’enfants roumains à Disneyland. In: Europe 1. 29.08.2017. http://www.europe1.fr/societe/debut-du-proces-du-gang-des-enfants-roumains-a-disneyland-3422030
– Un clan de pickpockets roumains devant la justice. In: Le Point. 29.08.2017. http://www.lepoint.fr/faits-divers/un-clan-de-pickpockets-roumains-devant-la-justice-29-08-2017-2152907_2627.php
– Pickpockets de Disneyland: un clan jugé pour avoir poussé ses enfants à voler. IUn: L’Express. 29.08.2017. http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/justice/pickpockets-de-disneyland-un-clan-juge-pour-avoir-pousse-ses-enfants-a-voler_1938684.html
– Douze voleurs à la tire devant le tribunal de Meaux. In: FranceInfo FR3. 29.08.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/seine-et-marne/douze-voleurs-tire-devant-tribunal-meaux-1318181.html
– Le clan des pickpockets de Disneyland Paris devant la justice. In: BFM TV. 29.08.2017. http://www.bfmtv.com/police-justice/le-clan-des-pickpockets-de-disneyland-paris-devant-la-justice-1244981.html
– Ils envoyaient leurs enfants détrousser les touristes à Disneyland : un million d’euros de prejudice. In: Actu.fr. 29.08.2017. https://actu.fr/faits-divers/ils-envoyaient-leurs-enfants-detrousser-touristes-disneyland-million-deuros-prejudice_11655459.html
– Meaux: Les pickpokets de Disneyland devant la justice. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 29.08.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/paris/2122875-20170829-meaux-pickpokets-disneyland-devant-justice
– Disneyland Paris : ouverture du procès d’un clan de pickpockets roumains qui détroussaient les tourists. In: Actu Orange. 29.08.2017. https://actu.orange.fr/france/disneyland-paris-ouverture-du-proces-d-un-clan-de-pickpockets-roumains-qui-detroussaient-les-touristes-CNT000000MNdDU.html
– Ils envoyaient leurs enfants faire les poches des touristes près de Disneyland: 12 roumains devant la justice. In: News SFR. 29.08.2017. https://news.sfr.fr/actualites/societe/ils-envoyaient-leurs-enfants-faire-les-poches-des-touristes-pres-de-disneyland-12-roumains-devant-la-justice.html
– Un clan de pickpockets roumains qui détroussaient des touristes devant la justice. In: Le Point. 27.08.2017. http://www.lepoint.fr/societe/un-clan-de-pickpockets-roumains-qui-detroussaient-des-touristes-devant-la-justice-27-08-2017-2152466_23.php
– LE GANG DES PICKPOCKETS DE DISNEY JUGÉ À MEAUX ! In: Voltage. 29.08.2017. http://www.voltage.fr/news/le-gang-des-pickpockets-de-disney-juge-a-meaux-32809
– Ils envoyaient leurs enfants faire les poches des touristes étrangers aux abords de Disneyland Paris. In: Actu.fr. 28.09.2017. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/chessy_77111/ils-envoyaient-leurs-enfants-faire-poches-touristes-etrangers-abords-disneyland-paris_11655949.html
– Des pickpockets roumains qui détroussaient des touristes devant la justice. In: L’Alsace. 27.08.2017. http://www.lalsace.fr/actualite/2017/08/27/des-pickpockets-roumains-qui-detroussaient-des-touristes-devant-la-justice
– De deux à six ans de prison pour les pickpockets roumains de Disneyland Paris. In: Actu.fr. 01.09.2017. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/chessy_77111/de-deux-six-ans-prison-pickpockets-roumains-disneyland-paris_11713720.html
– Tension au procès des pickpockets roumains. In: Le Monde. 31.08.2017. http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2017/08/30/tension-au-proces-des-pickpockets-roumains_5178415_3224.html [link-preview url=”https://actu.fr/faits-divers/ils-envoyaient-leurs-enfants-detrousser-touristes-disneyland-million-deuros-prejudice_11655459.html “]

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French Chronicle …

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The holidays are over in France. A lot of news in the press about Roma.
First, near Paris, a new Roma camp was opened on the future site of the Paris St. Germain Football club training site, resulting in many articles; then, the camp on the former train tracks of the Petite Ceinture will again be dismantled (again); near Paris, a camp was dismantled in the Essone; and again near Paris, Roma left a mess behind after having left their camp.
In the North of France, a camp was closed and dismantled near Lille, and another one is “disturbing” the reconstruction of a church. Disturbingly, in the North, an article stating that Roms are Romanian beggars while Travellers are the locals …
Finally, in Western France an illegal camp angers residents and in Angers, Roma will be expulsed for the 24th time!

– Poissy : un camp de Roms sur le futur centre d’entraînement du Paris Saint-Germain. In: France Info FR3. 31.08.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/yvelines/poissy-camp-roms-futur-centre-entrainement-du-paris-saint-germain-1319577.html
– Poissy : des Roms sur les terrains du PSG. In: Le Parisien. 31.08.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/poissy-78300/poissy-des-roms-s-installent-sur-les-terrains-du-psg-31-08-2017-7225902.php
– Un groupe de Roms s’installe sur le terrain du futur centre d’entraînement du PSG. In: RT. 31.08.2017. https://francais.rt.com/france/42684-groupe-roms-sinstalle-sur-terrain-du-futur-centre-entrainement-psg
– Une centaine de Roms s’installent sur le futur centre du PSG à Poissy. In: Evasion.fm. 01.09.2017. https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-27587-une-centaine-de-roms-s-installent-sur-le-futur-centre-du-psg-a-poissy.html?version=essonne
– Poissy : un camp de Roms sur le site du futur centre d’entraînement du PSG. In: France Bleu. 01.09.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/poissy-un-camp-de-roms-sur-le-site-du-futur-centre-d-entrainements-du-psg-1504287042
– Paris : le bidonville de la petite ceinture de nouveau expulsé ? In: Le Parisien. 29.08.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75018/paris-le-bidonville-de-la-petite-ceinture-de-nouveau-expulse-29-08-2017-7221897.php
– Le bidonville de l’hippodrome a été détruit. In: Essonne Info. 01.09.2017. https://www.essonneinfo.fr/91-essonne-info/114403/bidonville-de-lhippodrome-a-ete-detruit/
– Bondoufle : le bidonville de l’hippodrome a été évacué. In: Le Parisien. 30.08.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/bondoufle-91070/bondoufle-le-bidonville-de-l-hippodrome-a-ete-evacue-30-08-2017-7223847.php
– Isles-lès-Villenoy catastrophé après le départ de 350 Roms. In: Le Parisien. 01.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/isles-les-villenoy-77450/isles-les-villenoy-catastrophe-apres-le-depart-de-350-roms-01-09-2017-7228875.php
– Isles-lès-Villenoy. Après sept mois, les 350 Roms ont déserté le camp. In: La Marne. 29.08.2017. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/isles-les-villenoy_77232/isles-villenoy-apres-sept-mois-350-roms-ont-deserte-camp_11679002.html
– Le camp de Roms de la plaine de la Poterne démantelé. In: La Voix du Nord. 29.08.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/210168/article/2017-08-29/le-camp-de-roms-de-la-plaine-de-la-poterne-demantele
– Lille : un nouveau camp Rom démantelé plaine de la Poterne. In: France Info. FR3. 29.08.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-0/lille/lille-nouveau-camp-rom-demantele-plaine-poterne-1318537.html
– «L’occupation de notre terrain gêne la reconstruction de notre église» In: La Voix du Nord. 30.08.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/210433/article/2017-08-30/l-occupation-de-notre-terrain-gene-la-reconstruction-de-notre-eglise
– Les riverains informés, ce jeudi, sur la nouvelle aire d’accueil des gens du voyage. In: La Voix du Nord. 30.08.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/210819/article/2017-08-30/les-riverains-informes-ce-jeudi-sur-la-nouvelle-aire-d-accueil-des-gens-du
– Bouguenais. Le campement sauvage met les riverains en colère. In: Ouest France. 31.08.2017. http://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/bouguenais-44340/le-campement-sauvage-met-les-riverains-en-colere-5215320
– A Angers, des Roms sont menacés d’une vingt-quatrième expulsion. In: Mediapart. 31.08.2017. https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/310817/angers-des-roms-sont-menaces-d-une-vingt-quatrieme-expulsion?onglet=full [link-preview url=”https://francais.rt.com/france/42684-groupe-roms-sinstalle-sur-terrain-du-futur-centre-entrainement-psg “]

Ungarn News Osteuropa Slowakei

Roma and Politics

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The picture of a Romni in Slovakia signing a paper at the stand of the Kotleba Extreme Rightist party is shocking. This is unfortunately often the case that Roma are bought for a cigarette or some food and enticed to vote or support parties that want them eradicated. This also happens in Hungary.

– Cigáni sa predajú aj za kus cigarety. In: Redakcia 1. 01.09.2017. https://redakcia1.blogspot.ch/2017/09/cigani-sa-predaju-aj-za-kus-cigarety.html [link-preview url=”https://redakcia1.blogspot.ch/2017/09/cigani-sa-predaju-aj-za-kus-cigarety.html”]

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Czech Schools

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What a surprise … Roma are discriminated in the Czech school system. This has not changed much, according to the latest report on the state of human rights in the Czech Republic. And Roma children are still put in “special” schools…

– Czech Gov’t human rights report finds Romani children are still discriminated against in education. In: Romea. 01.09.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-gov-t-human-rights-report-finds-romani-children-are-still-discriminated-against-in-education-2
– Report: Czech Roma kids still face discrimination in education. In: The Prague Monitor. 01.09.2017. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/08/31/report-czech-roma-kids-still-face-discrimination-education [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-gov-t-human-rights-report-finds-romani-children-are-still-discriminated-against-in-education-2 “]

News Osteuropa Ukraine

Babi Yar

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September is the month to commemorate the victims of the massacre at Babi Yar where Jews but also many Roma were brutally executed by the German troops.
No memorial to this day really mark the site. A new attempt is being started to be completed in time for the 80th anniversary of this massacre.

– In Ukraine, it’s time for a Holocaust memorial at Babi Yar. In: The Hill. 31.08.2017. http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/348756-in-ukraine-its-time-for-a-holocaust-memorial-at-babi-yar [link-preview url=”http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/348756-in-ukraine-its-time-for-a-holocaust-memorial-at-babi-yar”]

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Disneyland Roma

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The trial of the Romanian Roma (and a few others) who picked the pockets of tourists in the Disneyland near Paris (and apparently made 1 Mio EUR) is in full swing. According to the journalist, it is worthy of a Kusturica movie.
The article is good with one exception – the use of “clan” in this context. One family is definitively not a clan – and this term is abused in the European Press in the context of Roma.

– Tension au procès des pickpockets roumains. In: Le Monde. 31.08.2017. http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2017/08/30/tension-au-proces-des-pickpockets-roumains_5178415_3224.html [link-preview url=”http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2017/08/30/tension-au-proces-des-pickpockets-roumains_5178415_3224.html”]

News Osteuropa Rumänien

More on Pennsylvania …

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The views slowly shift on the issue of the Romanian Roma refugees in the small town of California, in Pennsylvania.

– Despite anti-immigration sentiments among conservatives, some say there are benefits to embracing a new Roma community in California, Pa. In: The City Paper. 30.08.2017. https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/despite-anti-immigration-sentiments-among-conservatives-some-say-there-are-benefits-to-embracing-a-new-roma-community-in-california-pa/Content?oid=3985843 [link-preview url=”https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/despite-anti-immigration-sentiments-among-conservatives-some-say-there-are-benefits-to-embracing-a-new-roma-community-in-california-pa/Content?oid=3985843″]

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How not to Report

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A report on pickpockets in Paris’ Disneyland seen through the eyes of Romanians. Quote: “Seven women and five men, most of whom are Roma people from Romania who were sending their children to steal from tourists’ pockets in the Disneyland Paris” This is rather amusing, as it seems that there are also non-Roma who are sending their children to steal …
Anyway, theft is not an ethnic characteristic.

– Roma pickpockets from Romania stole EUR 1 mln from Disneyland Paris tourists. In Romania Insider. 28.08.2017. https://www.romania-insider.com/roma-pickpockets-romania-disneyland-paris/ [link-preview url=”https://www.romania-insider.com/roma-pickpockets-romania-disneyland-paris/”]

Kosovo News Osteuropa

Lead Poisoning

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Another article on the fate of the Roma from Kosovo who are suffering from lead poisoning following their internment in a refugee camp located on a toxic dump. The UN has still not apologised nor compensated them.

– Les Roms ont été empoisonnés par le plomb dans des camps de réfugiés au Kosovo. In: Sciences et Avenir. 20.08.2017. https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/sante/les-refugies-roms-qui-ont-fui-le-kosovo-empoisonnes-pres-des-mines-par-du-plomb_115370 [link-preview url=”https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/sante/les-refugies-roms-qui-ont-fui-le-kosovo-empoisonnes-pres-des-mines-par-du-plomb_115370″]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia, the Police, and Roma

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The head of the Slovak Police, Tibor Gašpar, visited several Roma settlements in the east of the country, surrounded by quite a few body gards…
No Comments.

– FOTO Policajný prezident Gašpar na návšteve u Rómov: Šokovaní obyvatelia, TOTO nečakali. In: Topky. 27.08.2017. http://www.topky.sk/cl/100370/1652061/FOTO-Policajny-prezident-Gaspar-na-navsteve-u-Romov–Sokovani-obyvatelia–TOTO-necakali [link-preview url=”http://www.topky.sk/cl/100370/1652061/FOTO-Policajny-prezident-Gaspar-na-navsteve-u-Romov–Sokovani-obyvatelia–TOTO-necakali”]

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French Chronicle …

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Very few news this week on Roma in France. An article about Roma from the Kosovo who had to appear in front of a judge in Angers, in Western France; in Montpellier, the mayor is asking the French state for support to control a Roma camp in the city; in Lille, one of the largest camps has been closed; and finally, Roma pickpockets in Disneyland near Paris.

– L’errance des Roms passe par le tribunal. In: Ouest France. 25.08.2017. http://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/angers-49000/l-errance-des-roms-passe-par-le-tribunal-5207765
– Camps de Roms à Montpellier : Philippe Saurel perd patience. In: Midi Libre. 27.08.2017. http://www.midilibre.fr/2017/08/26/camps-de-roms-a-montpellier-philippe-saurel-perd-patience,1552029.php
– Lille: Démantèlement du camp de Roms de Pont-Royal. In: 20 Minutesd (FR). 22.08.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/lille/2119675-20170822-lille-demantelement-camp-roms-pont-royal
– Le camp de Roms de Pont-Royal a été évacué ce mardi matin. In: La Voix du Nord. 22.08.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/207166/article/2017-08-22/le-camp-de-roms-de-pont-royal-ete-evacue-ce-mardi-matin
– Des pickpockets roumains qui détroussaient des touristes devant la justice. In: Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace. http://www.dna.fr/actualite/2017/08/27/des-pickpockets-roumains-qui-detroussaient-des-touristes-devant-la-justice [link-preview url=”http://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/angers-49000/l-errance-des-roms-passe-par-le-tribunal-5207765″]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia, Highways, Roma, and Unemployment Rate

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This is how not to make statistics … While correlating the unemployment rate and its decrease with the presence of highways, a small paragraph states:

“The most significant impact on the unemployment rate in the regions is the percentage of Roma. This is shown in each research or model. While in Western Slovakia, the Roma represent a low share of the total population, mostly up to 5% (according to the Atlas of the Roma communities), they are around 30% in the Gemer region, and in many other districts of Eastern Slovakia around 20%. We know from microdata that there is about 65% unemployment among Roma.”

– Ako IFP „zavrhlo“ výstavbu diaľnic. In: Dennik. 24.08.2017. https://dennikn.sk/blog/ako-ifp-zavrhlo-vystavbu-dialnic/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/blog/ako-ifp-zavrhlo-vystavbu-dialnic/”]

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