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Brussel: Exhibition

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On the occasion of International Roma Day, Fidesz EP representative Lívia Járóka organized a contemporary art exhibition entitled “Time of the Gypsies” in honor of the diverse and special Roma culture and art in the EP building in Brussels.

By presenting the works of eleven Roma visual artists of Hungarian origin, the exhibition explores the unique perspectives of Roma visual art and describes its diverse style and specific traditions in its pictorial world.

Lívia Járóka is herself subject of controverses: She is firmly behind Viktor Orban, and thus in effect and in spite of her origins, supports discrimination and segregation of Roma in Hungary.

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Brussels: Begging or not?

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According to the police, Roma families constitute the bulk of begging with children in the capital. Five years ago, the police identified ten to fifteen active families near the Grand-Place and Rue Neuve. At the beginning of 2022, it counted six times more.

Begging with minors was forbidden, then the law was suspended, and if finally again forbidden, with fines of up to 350 EUR. The discussion whether this interdiction is the right solution are ongoing.

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Brussels and Beggars

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The city of Brussels holds to its regulation on beggars, in spite of the suspension ordered by a higher instance.

Bad.

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Brussels and Beggars

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The city of Brussels introduced rules for beggars, forbidding people below the age of 26 to beg. This was suspended by the supervisory authority, namely the Brussels Minister in charge of Local Authorities Bernard Clerfayt. The city is now contesting this.

One knows that regulations of begging have very little impact and only fight the symptoms, the real causes.

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Roma Integration

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A debate on the difficulties of integration for Roma. Unfortunately, with the usual stereotypes of 80% of the Roma being poor, travelling, uneducated, etc. all the while saying there are 12 millions of them, which, if they all corresponded to the stereotypes would be much more visible.

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Belgium: Police Action

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A huge police action took place in Belgium. Its aim was to dismantle a vast con network that was involved in scams with used cars. During the operation, cars but also caravans were confiscated.

– “Ils nous ont pris nos caravanes et nous ont laissés sur le trottoir”: la communauté rom dénonce l’opération policière. In: BX1. 09.05.2019. https://bx1.be/news/ils-nous-ont-pris-nos-caravanes-et-nous-ont-laisses-sur-le-trottoir-la-communaute-rom-denonce-loperation-policiere/
– Vaste opération policière en Belgique: le porte-parole des Gitans arrêté. In: Le Soir. 10.05.2019. https://www.lesoir.be/223546/article/2019-05-10/vaste-operation-policiere-en-belgique-le-porte-parole-des-gitans-arrete

« Ils nous ont pris nos caravanes et nous ont laissés sur le trottoir »: la communauté rom dénonce l'opération policière

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Belgium and Refugees

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The delegate in charge for the rights of children, Bernard de Vos, is asking the country to take back a Romni and her 4 children who were expulsed in October.

– Bernard De Vos réclame le retour de la famille rom serbe expulsée en octobre dernier. In: Le Vif. 07.01.2019. https://www.levif.be/actualite/belgique/bernard-de-vos-reclame-le-retour-de-la-famille-rom-serbe-expulsee-en-octobre-dernier/article-normal-1075595.html

Bernard De Vos réclame le retour de la famille rom serbe expulsée en octobre dernier

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Belgium: Like France

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Belgium is following the French pattern of expulsions. This time in Namur, although one has to say there is also a mobilisation of citizen to help the Roma.

– Carrières : expulsion imminente. In: DH. 30.11.2018. http://www.dhnet.be/regions/namur/carrieres-expulsion-imminente-5c003531cd70fdc91bb493c3
– Les «Roms» ne passeront pas l’hiver aux anciennes carriers. In: L’Avenir. 29.11.2018. https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20181128_01263392/les-roms-ne-passeront-pas-l-hiver-aux-anciennes-carrieres
– Mobilisation citoyenne pour aider des familles de SDF et de Roms. In: Canal C. 26.11.2018. http://www.canalc.be/mobilisation-citoyenne-pour-aider-des-familles-de-sdf-et-de-roms/

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Belgium: Not Really Tender

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An illustration of the Belgian practices against Roma refugees: Prison until expulsion, even for children.

– Famille serbe enfermée: «Un nouveau traumatisme pour les enfants», dénoncent les avocats. In: Le Soir. 14.09.2018. http://www.lesoir.be/178344/article/2018-09-14/famille-serbe-enfermee-un-nouveau-traumatisme-pour-les-enfants-denoncent-les
– La famille avec 4 enfants, transférée du centre 127bis de Steenokkerzeel dans une maison ouverte, a été retrouvée. In: RTL. 14.09.2018. https://www.rtl.be/info/belgique/societe/la-famille-avec-4-enfants-transferee-du-centre-127bis-de-steenokkerzeel-dans-une-maison-ouverte-a-disparu-1059073.aspx

La famille avec 4 enfants, transférée du centre 127bis de Steenokkerzeel dans une maison ouverte, a été retrouvée

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Belgium: Not Really Tender

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An illustration of the Belgian practices against Roma refugees: Prison until expulsion, even for children.

– Famille serbe enfermée: «Un nouveau traumatisme pour les enfants», dénoncent les avocats. In: Le Soir. 14.09.2018. http://www.lesoir.be/178344/article/2018-09-14/famille-serbe-enfermee-un-nouveau-traumatisme-pour-les-enfants-denoncent-les
– La famille avec 4 enfants, transférée du centre 127bis de Steenokkerzeel dans une maison ouverte, a été retrouvée. In: RTL. 14.09.2018. https://www.rtl.be/info/belgique/societe/la-famille-avec-4-enfants-transferee-du-centre-127bis-de-steenokkerzeel-dans-une-maison-ouverte-a-disparu-1059073.aspx

La famille avec 4 enfants, transférée du centre 127bis de Steenokkerzeel dans une maison ouverte, a été retrouvée

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Belgium, for better or worse

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Did we know that Belgium is interning youngsters from Roma and traveller backgrounds? And that this is not a piece of cake …
Not widely advertised, but really bad.

– Détention d’enfants roms en centres fermés : la Belgique s’illustre à nouveau par le pire. In: La Libre. 06.09.2018. http://www.lalibre.be/debats/opinions/detention-d-enfants-roms-en-centres-fermes-la-belgique-s-illustre-a-nouveau-par-le-pire-5b8fecbecd70ef4bea8c3753

Détention d'enfants roms en centres fermés : la Belgique s'illustre à nouveau par le pire

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France – The Rat Story

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The story and video of the Roma trying to rob a person by dangling a dead rat in their face surfaced in France and Belgium after having been shown in the UK press. There is a definitive summer hole in the news in France for them to use old stories …

– Ils exhibent un rat mort pour l’effrayer et lui voler sa carte bancaire (vidéo). In: RTL. 05.07.2017. http://www.rtl.be/people/potins/ils-exhibent-un-rat-mort-pour-l-effrayer-et-lui-voler-sa-carte-bancaire-video–941966.aspx
– Paris : Des adolescents agressent une femme au distributeur avec un rat mort. In: Minute News. 04.08.2017. https://www.minutenews.fr/actualite/faits-divers/paris-distributeur-rat-mort-217719.html

Paris : Des adolescents agressent une femme au distributeur avec un rat mort

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Brussels’ Rroma Week

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Last week was the by now traditional Rroma Week in Brussels, an event organised by the European Parliament and European Commission, with ca 40 representatives of Rroma NGOs being invited for the event.
It is meant for the Rroma activists to be able to meet MPs from various European Countries and discuss with them the issues and problems of Rroma in their respective countries.

– Bruselj v znamenju tedna Romov. In: RTVSLO. 01.04.2017. https://www.rtvslo.si/lokalne-novice/bruselj-v-znamenju-tedna-romov/418789

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