Interesting reportage on Serbia.
- Inside Europe: The Serbian dilemma. In: DW. 14.04.2016. http://www.dw.com/en/inside-europe-the-serbian-dilemma/av-19186192
Category Archives: News Eastern Europe
Council of Europe: Creation of a Rroma Cultural Institute
The Council of Europe announced the creation of a European Rroma Institute to promote and defend the Rroma cultural heritage.
Let’s hope!
- Création d’un institut rom européen pour promouvoir le patromoine culture des roms et des gens du voyage. In: News Press France. 13.04.2016. http://www.newspress.fr/Communique_FR_295821_643.aspx
Militias in Eastern Europe
A scary article on Militias in Eastern Europe. While they are “hunting” migrants, they also are turning up the heat against Rroma and even, in some countries against Jews.
- Versek, Keno. Bürgerwehren in Osteuropa: Privatsheriffs machen Jagd auf Migranten. In: Der Spiegel. 17.04.2016. http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/fluechtlinge-in-osteuropa-regierungen-dulden-selbstjustiz-der-buergerwehren-a-1087388.html
World Bank Condemns Romania
The World Bank issued a statement condemning Romania acts of racism against Rroma while the US State department slams the country for corruption and discrimination of Rroma.
Well done.
- World Bank in Romania condemns acts of racism against the Roma. In: Act Media. 11.04.2016. http://actmedia.eu/daily/world-bank-in-romania-condemns-acts-of-racism-against-the-roma/63204
- US State Department’s report: Corruption and discrimination against Roma still widespread problems in Romania. In: Romania Insider. 14.04.2016. http://www.romania-insider.com/corruption-roma-discrimination-widespread-problems-in-romania/168788/
A Positive Note
Anina Ciuciu, a young Rromni passed from a camp in Italy to the French university of La Sorbonne in Paris where she studies law. A portrait.
- Anina Ciuciu, Rom et future avocate. In: La Croix. 12.04.2016. http://www.la-croix.com/Monde/Europe/Anina-Ciuciu-Rom-et-future-avocate-2016-04-12-1200752869
- Des camps de Roms à la Sorbonne, le récit d’une intégration réussie. In: RFI. 08.04.2016. http://www.rfi.fr/europe/20160408-camps-roms-sorbonne-recit-une-integration-reussie-anina-ciuciu-journee-international
Beggars in Sweden
A long article on Rroma beggars in Sweden. Numbers of beggars vary according to sources but range from 600 t0 4’000. Unfortunately, the article propagates stereotypes about Rroma….
- Carlqvist, Ingrid. Sweden: A Beggar on Every Corner. In: Gatestone Institute. 09.04.2016. http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/7782/sweden-roma-beggars
Rroma Proxy in Slovakia …
Several NGOs are pushing the new Rroma Proxy in Slovakia to effectively use the EU funds targeted at Rroma.
Let’s see how this works.
- Activists: New proxy for Roma is not promising. In: The Slovak Spectator. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20137982/activists-new-proxy-for-roma-is-not-promising.html?ref=njctse
Music …
- Funky Romania. In: WNYC. 15.04.2016. http://www.wnyc.org/story/3854-funky-romania/
Discrimination in Bulgaria
The US is naming the marginalization of Rroma in Bulgaria as that country’s biggest Human Right problem.
Let’s hope this has some impact!
- US Names Roma Marginalization as Bulgaria’s Biggest Human Rights Problem. In: Novinite. 14.04.2016. http://www.novinite.com/articles/174021/US+Names+Roma+Marginalization+as+Bulgaria’s+Biggest+Human+Rights+Problem#sthash.DIDSokr3.dpuf
Poles don’t like Rroma
Apparently, Poles don’t like Rroma and Arabs, but like Czechs and Italians… Wondering how the question was asked …
- Poles like Czechs, Italians, dislike Arabs and Roma. In: Radio Poland. 15.04.2016. http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/248820,Poles-like-Czechs-Italians-dislike-Arabs-and-Roma#sthash.ROD7ROH0.dpuf
UN urged to Pay
The UN is being urged to pay a compensation of the Kosovo Rroma who were parked in a refugee camp sitting atop of a industrial toxic dump. Many of these Rroma were poisoned by heavy metals and other toxic compounds.
- Rights experts urge UN to compensate displaced Roma poisoned in camps in Kosovo. In: UN News Centre. 15.04.2016. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=53690#.VxH3GWMzzV0
Hungary: Strasbourg Condemnation
A Hungarian Rroma woman who was insulted and threatened during an right wing manifestation had complained that these abuses were not investigated in Hungary. The European Court in Strasbourg stated that the police should have investigated these acts, especially in view of their extreme nature (and the events in Hungary).
The events occurred in the village of Gyöngyöspata in North Eastern Hungary.
GOOD!
- Failure to investigate Roma woman’s allegations of racial abuse from right-wing paramilitary violated article 8, rules Strasbourg. In: Scottish Legal News. 13.04.2016. http://www.scottishlegal.com/2016/04/13/failure-to-investigate-roma-womans-allegations-of-racial-abuse-from-right-wing-paramilitary-violated-article-8-rules-strasbourg/
World Bank: Improve Opportunities
According to the World Bank, improving opportunities for Rroma children will pay off. According to the bank, the first 1’000 days are particularly important. Education, but also nutrition, and health.
However, stating that Hungary has done a lot is clearly exaggerated, as a simple tour through the countryside in that country will easily show.
- Improving opportunities for Europe’s Roma children will pay off. In: The World Bank Blog. 08.04.2016. http://blogs.worldbank.org/europeandcentralasia/improving-opportunities-europe-s-roma-children-will-pay
Slovakia and Rroma Future
An article about the outlook for Rroma in Slovakia following the sharp rise of rightist extremism in that country.
- En Slovaquie où le nationalisme progresse, un avenir incertain pour les Roms. In: Le Parisien. 07.04.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/flash-actualite-monde/en-slovaquie-ou-le-nationalisme-progresse-un-avenir-incertain-pour-les-roms-07-04-2016-5694385.php
Jasenovac
The celebration of the commemoration of the evasion of more than 600 inmates of the notorious Croatian Deacth Camps Jacenovac were boycotted by Jewish organizations. Jews and Rroma were murdered in this camp by local Croatian Ustasha during World War Two. In Croatia, only ca. 20 (really!) Families survived the War.
The reason for the Boycott: The tendency to re-habilitate several Croatian key figures who contributed to these crimes.
- Chaque année est célébrée à Jasenovac une tentative d’évasion en avril 1945 de quelque 600 détenus de ce camp. In: i24 News. 04.04.2016. http://www.i24news.tv/fr/actu/international/europe/108559-160404-les-juifs-croates-boycottent-une-commemoration-a-jasenovac
Slovakia: Government Proxy Named
Following the resignation last week of Peter Pollak from his post of Government proxy for Rroma Affairs, Abel Ravasz from Most-Hid was named in his stead.
Good Luck!
- Most-Híd’s Ravasz becomes new government proxy for Roma. In: The Slovak Spectator. 06.04.2016. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20132955/most-hids-ravasz-becomes-new-government-proxy-for-roma.html
Romania: Anti-Rroma Graffiti.
Racist graffiti in Romania on a tent erected for the 8th of April celebration of the Rroma day has been criticized both from within the country as from outside.
- Racist Graffiti on Roma Tent in Bucharest Is Criticized. In: ABC News / Associated Press. 09.04.2016. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/racist-graffiti-roma-tent-bucharest-criticized-38275039
- Roumanie: le gouvernement condamne des graffitis anti-Roms à Bucarest. In: Angop. 09.04.2016. http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/fr_fr/noticias/internacional/2016/3/14/Roumanie-gouvernement-condamne-des-graffitis-anti-Roms-Bucarest,3f3ce1ed-fee5-40f2-b56d-936812667e34.html
Kosovo Repatriations: 2’000 Children
More than 2’000 school children were sent back to Kosovo from Western Europe. Many of them are Rroma, and Kosovo is not the place to be if you are Rrom.
SHAME.
- 2 mille élèves rapatriés au Kosovo. In: AlbInfo.ch. 04.04.2016. http://www.albinfo.ch/fr/2-mille-eleves-rapatries-au-kosovo/
Rroma as an Example
An interesting article presenting Rroma as a potential model for Europe.
- Europe can learn from its largest ethnic minority. In: Open Democracy. 07.04.2016. https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/ethel-brooks/europe-can-learn-from-its-largest-ethnic-minority
Returning Kosovo Rroma
Another excellent article on the fate of returning Rroma refugees in Kosovo.
- Das vergessene Elend. In: Tages Anzeiger. 08.04.2016. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ausland/europa/pDas-vergessene-Elendp/story/26904095
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