Category Archives: Slovakia

Representatives of municipalities and non-profit organizations will share their positive experiences with Roma employment in the green economy in Košice. The workshop takes place on the 15th of August in Teledom on Timonova Street, will also include experts from Norway.

“The European Environment Committee has estimated that up to 860’000 new full-time jobs could potentially be generated by waste management – logistics, repair, sales and recycling by 2030. If this ambitious scenario could be met by reducing food waste, re-using textiles, furniture and recycling, by 2020, 425 million tonnes of CO2 emissions would be released into the European atmosphere and almost 61 million litres of water would be saved,” said Slavek Mačáková, Director of ETP Slovakia.

For Slovakia, this could mean an estimated 10,000 jobs and save our air from five million tons of CO2 and save 600,000 litres of water.

– Workshop v Košiciach bude o zamestnávaní Rómov v zelenej ekonomike, In: Dobre Noviny. 13.08.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108021/workshop-v-kosiciach-bude-o-zamestnavani-romov-v-zelenej-ekonomike [link-preview url=”http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108021/workshop-v-kosiciach-bude-o-zamestnavani-romov-v-zelenej-ekonomike”]

An article about what to do with racist cops in Slovakia. There’s definitively a need in that country.

Ako si naše úrady poradia s rasistickými policajtmi? Príklad ponúkajú Švédi. In: SME. 20.07.2017. https://komentare.sme.sk/c/20608246/ako-si-nase-urady-poradia-s-rasistickymi-policajtmi.html [link-preview url=”https://komentare.sme.sk/c/20608246/ako-si-nase-urady-poradia-s-rasistickymi-policajtmi.html”]

The Slovak opposition movement Most-Hid (a play on the word Bridge in Slovak and Hungarian) has been joined by several mayor of Eastern Slovakia. The movement is also bringing in Roma and tries to bridge the ethnic and cultural divisions.

– Starostovia z Gemera vstúpili do strany Most-Híd, s Ravaszom riešia otázku Rómov. In: SME Domov. 07.07.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20577004/starostovia-z-gemera-vstupili-do-strany-most-hid-s-ravaszom-riesia-otazku-romov.html#axzz4mE64mnkL
– Časť obyvateľov Gemerskej Polomy bráni starostu odsúdeného za korupciu. In: Korzar. 04.07.2017. https://gemer.korzar.sme.sk/c/20573319/cast-obyvatelov-gemerskej-polomy-brani-starostu-odsudeneho-za-korupciu.html#axzz4mE6uJr1t [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20577004/starostovia-z-gemera-vstupili-do-strany-most-hid-s-ravaszom-riesia-otazku-romov.html#axzz4mE64mnkL “]

Roma are the economic potential and social capital for an aging Europe. This is the main message of the international project “We change discourse, we change practice: RARE – Roma as human resources”, which was presented at a press conference in Bratislava. The project aims at the insertion of Roma in the job force, and is currently being piloted in 8 Eastern European Countries.

– Modely využitia Rómov na trhu práce budú hľadať v projekte. In: Dobre Noviny. 03.07.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/104917/modely-vyuzitia-romov-na-trhu-prace-budu-hladat-v-projekte [link-preview url=”http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/104917/modely-vyuzitia-romov-na-trhu-prace-budu-hladat-v-projekte”]

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/”]

More links on the videos and the facts about the police beating up Roma in the Roma settlement in Zborov in North Eastern Slovakia.

– VIDEO: Policajti bili obuškami Rómov v osade. Zaháňali sa aj na deti. In: TV Noviny. 24.05.2017. http://www.tvnoviny.sk/domace/1871387_video-policajti-bili-obuskami-romov-v-osade-zahanali-sa-aj-na-deti
– Video: Policajti bili Rómov na východe obuškami. In: Aktuality. 24.05.2017. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/490877/video-policajti-bili-romov-na-vychode-obuskami/
– Drsný policajný zásah pri konflikte Rómov zachytili kamery: Videom sa bude zaoberať policajná inšpekcia! In: Novy Cas. 24.05.2017. https://www.cas.sk/clanok/552082/drsny-policajny-zasah-pri-konflikte-romov-zachytili-kamery-videom-sa-bude-zaoberat-policajna-inspekcia/
– Ombudsmanka Patakyová preskúma policajný zásah v Zborove. In: Spravy Pravda. 25.05.2017. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/430586-pollak-policajti-by-mali-mat-bezodkladne-kameru-pripevnenu-na-svojom-odeve/
– Policajti bili obuškami Rómov, Gašpar vidí neprimerané zákroky. In: SME Domov. 24.05.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20541316/policajti-bili-obuskami-romov-gaspar-vidi-neprimerane-zakroky.html#axzz4iTVRm6KC
– Zborov : Video ktoré zachytáva ako policajti bijú Rómov. In: SME Blog. 24.05.2017. https://jozefkmeto.blog.sme.sk/c/455799/zborov-video-ktore-zachytava-ako-policajti-biju-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/490877/video-policajti-bili-romov-na-vychode-obuskami/ “]