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Nearly 450 Mio EUR are earmarked as help for the Roma communities in Slovakia, of which nearly 50 Mio is dedicated to kindergartens. The funds are from the EU.
Let’s hope!

– Z eurofondov smeruje na marginalizovaných Rómov 450 miliónov eur. In: SME Romovia. 23.06.2017. https://romovia.sme.sk/c/20566348/z-eurofondov-smeruje-na-marginalizovanych-romov-450-milionov-eur.html#axzz4ku1rbj6T [link-preview url=”https://romovia.sme.sk/c/20566348/z-eurofondov-smeruje-na-marginalizovanych-romov-450-milionov-eur.html#axzz4ku1rbj6T”]

Really???? This article effectively says that Roma are no worse tenants than any others and seems to be astonished at it. Background is that the village of Tachty to the south of Rimavská Sobota built several two rooms flats for Roma at subsidised rents and after two years is making a first review of the project.

Byty pre Rómov sú po pár rokoch od výstavby v dobrom stave. In: Naš Novohrad. 22.06.2017. https://nasnovohrad.sme.sk/c/20565662/byty-pre-romov-su-po-par-rokoch-od-vystavby-v-dobrom-stave.html#axzz4knUvpi5P [link-preview url=”https://nasnovohrad.sme.sk/c/20565662/byty-pre-romov-su-po-par-rokoch-od-vystavby-v-dobrom-stave.html#axzz4knUvpi5P”]

Politicians do not want to deal with the situation of Roma in excluded communities, and they are more likely to make a speech about order and law, Slovak President Andrej Kiska said in his report on the state of the republic.

The government is proposing to move the agenda to a member of the government, and not to the office of the Plenipotentiary for the Roma communities, which is supposed to be only an advisory body. At the same time, politicians urged them to commit themselves to achieving concrete results in this area over the ten-year horizon.

“Let’s concentrate and set fair goals. Let’s stop talking about the “Roma problem” and start working on how to use “Roma potential”, Kiska said in an address to MEPs.

– Kiska chce silnejšieho úradníka pre Rómov, splnomocnenec súhlasí. In: SME Domov. 14.06.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20559084/abel-ravasz-suhlasi-so-silnejsim-uradnikom-pre-romov.html#ixzz4kFIP4UZ7
– Dotáciou podporila vláda vlani 95 projektov na podporu Rómov. In: Dobre Noviny. 14.06.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/103289/dotaciou-podporila-vlada-vlani-95-projektov-na-podporu-romov [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20559084/abel-ravasz-suhlasi-so-silnejsim-uradnikom-pre-romov.html#ixzz4kFIP4UZ7 “]

A portrait of a Roma radio editor Igor Dužda. And some interesting facts about the pre and post war situation of Roma in Slovakia as well as the creation of the current slums in the country. These did not really exist prior to the war as Roma were found in every village, and if settlements there were, they were small.

– Prvý redaktor rómskeho rozhlasového vysielania Igor Dužda: Nemám rád nespravodlivosť. In: SME Domov. 09.06.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20552820/prvy-redaktor-romskeho-rozhlasoveho-vysielania-igor-duzda-nemam-rad-nespravodlivost.html#axzz4jlJunxGG [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20552820/prvy-redaktor-romskeho-rozhlasoveho-vysielania-igor-duzda-nemam-rad-nespravodlivost.html#axzz4jlJunxGG”]

The Roma settlements (called Osada) are is so poor conditions that tuberculosis is quite common. And it is difficult to heal (it is often resistant against many antibiotics). Slovakia is trying to tackle the problem, forming staff who will work in the settlement themselves.

– V boji s tuberkulózou v osadách majú pomôcť aj terénni pracovníci. In: Korzar. 09.07.2017. https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20554751/v-boji-s-tuberkulozou-v-osadach-maju-pomoct-aj-terenni-pracovnici.html#axzz4jaOqLf6Z [link-preview url=”https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20554751/v-boji-s-tuberkulozou-v-osadach-maju-pomoct-aj-terenni-pracovnici.html#axzz4jaOqLf6Z”]

A successful dancer openly says she is a Romni. Good but not easy in a country where Roma are continuously discriminated upon.

– Úspešná tanečníčka: Nie je hanbou byť Rómom. In: Aktuality. 08.06.2017. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/494935/uspesna-tanecnicka-nie-je-hanbou-byt-rom/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/494935/uspesna-tanecnicka-nie-je-hanbou-byt-rom/”]