Pavol Ľupták, member of the Slovak parliament raised his hand to ask for space to speak at yesterday’s parliamentary committee on finance and budget, no one probably expected what the deputy would say.

“Some Gypsy steals firewood and gets support for it,” Ľupták was indignant at the committee. “I walk around a Gypsy settlement, and I see on the cart that they steal such (large) logs from the forest, living trees. Support for heating also means supporting the theft of Gypsies,” the coalition member claimed.

His comments were widely condemned, but unfortunately are also widely believed by many in that country.

• „Absolútny nonsens a neúcta.“ Ľuptákove slová o Rómoch spojili opozíciu aj splnomocnenca. In: Aktulity. 20.11.2025. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/Q4RaESR/absolutny-nonsens-a-neucta-luptakove-slova-o-romoch-spojili-opoziciu-aj-splnomocnenca/