Slovakia Archives - rroma.org https://rroma.org/de/category/news-eastern-europe/slovakia/ Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:42:59 +0000 de hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Slovakia Archives - rroma.org https://rroma.org/de/category/news-eastern-europe/slovakia/ 32 32 Slovakia and Roma History https://rroma.org/de/slovakia-and-roma-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-and-roma-history Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:42:59 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27246 No wonder, the latest survey from the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities also indicates that Slovaks have […]

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]]> No wonder, the latest survey from the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities also indicates that Slovaks have absolutely no idea about historical milestones in the history of the country related to Roma.

This is unfortunately not only the case in Slovakia.

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]]> Slovakia and Integration https://rroma.org/de/slovakia-and-integration-7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-and-integration-7 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:43:26 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27237 A critical review of the efficiency of the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities who is managing very […]

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]]> A critical review of the efficiency of the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities who is managing very large sums of EU money aimed at integrating Roma. This office has grown from an original a few dozen employees to over 290, larger that the Culture Ministry. The author states that the Plenipotentiary is nowadays a political appointee and that for all the money spent, very little results have been achieved.

And money they have: Currently 400 Million Euros of EU money are earmarked for Roma integration.

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]]> Slovakia: Survey on Roma https://rroma.org/de/27232-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=27232-2 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:42:03 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27232 The Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities commissioned a survey on the attitudes of the Slovak Population towards […]

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]]> The Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities commissioned a survey on the attitudes of the Slovak Population towards Roma.
Well, the results are not surprising: 74% of the respondents stated that they would not rent a flat to Roma; 82% think that the social system favours Roma.

Bad.

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]]> Critique and Defence of the Plenipotentiary https://rroma.org/de/critique-and-defence-of-the-plenipotentiary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=critique-and-defence-of-the-plenipotentiary Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:45:09 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27207 The Slovak opposition party SaS has been criticising the efficiency and use of the EU funds for Roma by Office […]

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]]> The Slovak opposition party SaS has been criticising the efficiency and use of the EU funds for Roma by Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities and its head, Alexander Daško. They said the funds are used inefficiently, criticised the creation of segregated schools, etc.

This article defends the record of the office, in spite of some of the real controversies that exist.

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]]> Slovakia: 33% https://rroma.org/de/slovakia-33/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-33 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:44:11 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27204 Another article on the recent survey in Slovakia stating that 33% of the populatio9n holds negative views of Roma and […]

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]]> Another article on the recent survey in Slovakia stating that 33% of the populatio9n holds negative views of Roma and only 5% positive ones.

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]]> Slovakia: An Opinion https://rroma.org/de/slovakia-an-opinion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-an-opinion Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:43:22 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27201 A Rom activist, Marian Gunar from Slovakia comments on the recent survey where 33% of Slovaks openly express negative attitudes […]

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]]> A Rom activist, Marian Gunar from Slovakia comments on the recent survey where 33% of Slovaks openly express negative attitudes towards Roma.

Gunar says that it is not all the fault of Slovaks, but that Roma need also to show they can work. He also criticises some of the elected Roma mayors (in places where Roma have a majority) for often not knowing the laws and not knowing how to make a town work.

He also criticises Roma for not pushing parents to educate their children, and feeding on a cycle of poverty and social care. Finally, he says that Roma leaders draw funds for festivals, music, and culture, but that these events are useless in bettering the fate of Roma overall.

Harsh, but with some truth to it.

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]]> Slovakia and Roma Funds https://rroma.org/de/slovakia-and-roma-funds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-and-roma-funds Sun, 16 Feb 2025 08:32:08 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27182 The Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government for Roma Communities is in charge of distributing on hundreds of millions […]

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]]> The Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government for Roma Communities is in charge of distributing on hundreds of millions from EU funds. However, according to the Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic, it has not yet demonstrated how this money helps the Roma. SaS (a political opposition party) has also joined the criticism of the functioning of the Plenipotentiary. Alexander Daško, the Plenipotentiary rejects the accusations.

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]]> Slovakia and Roma https://rroma.org/de/slovakia-and-roma-27/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-and-roma-27 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:52:53 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27170 The Slovak opposition SaS criticized the government for failures in the area of ​​marginalized Roma communities. According to the member […]

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]]> The Slovak opposition SaS criticized the government for failures in the area of ​​marginalized Roma communities. According to the member of the National Council (NR) of the Slovak Republic Vladimír Ledecký (SaS), the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities (ÚSVRK) has poor results and the action plans for the inclusion of Roma for the years 2025-2027 do not solve their real problems. The ÚSVRK rejects the criticism.

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]]> Roma Musicians https://rroma.org/de/roma-musicians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-musicians Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:42:16 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27142 How to make a documentary film not about Roma musicians, but with Roma musicians? This is what ethnomusicologist Petr Nuska […]

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]]> How to make a documentary film not about Roma musicians, but with Roma musicians? This is what ethnomusicologist Petr Nuska thought about. For many years, he knew musicians from central Slovakia and they wanted to create their own music videos. So he helped them create the video clips, the Roma musicians themselves took on the roles of directors, and Petr Nuska then made a film about the film. The feature-length documentary is called Hopa lide and was filmed with its author by Jana Šustová.

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]]> Slovakia and Roma https://rroma.org/de/27135-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=27135-2 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:07:37 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27135 A third of those surveyed in Slovakia openly express negative attitudes towards Roma, while only five percent have the opposite […]

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]]> A third of those surveyed in Slovakia openly express negative attitudes towards Roma, while only five percent have the opposite attitude. Another 61 percent expressed neutrality. Residents of eastern Slovakia and the Bratislava region are particularly critical. This is according to a December survey by the Focus agency for the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities (ÚSVRK).

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