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Slovakia and Roma

Roma Foundation — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:07:37 +0000

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).

Prieskum: Tretina ľudí na Slovensku hľadí na Rómov negatívne. In: Teraz. 13.02.2025. https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/prieskum-tretina-ludi-na-slovensku-h/856482-clanok.html

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Czechia and Roma

Roma Foundation — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:06:34 +0000

Following the controversy of the a deputy mayor who claimed that Roma are not genetically programmed for education, a blog about education and Roma. The blog’s intentions are good, as it states that “the poorer academic results of Roma children are caused by poor socio-economic background, not by their racial differences”.

Unfortunately, after noting that only 11,746 people registered as Roma in the last census, whereas estimates say there are around 300’000 Roma in Czechia, it goes on with percentages … 30% of children end up in special schools; 57% are long term unemployed, etc. How does one arrive at those numbers if one doesn’t know how many there are?

Actually, this is racist, albeit with good intentions.

Podpora Romů je málo efektivní, neřeší příčinu socioekonomického stavu. In: Seznam Medium. 08.01.2025. https://medium.seznam.cz/clanek/katarina-valentova-podpora-romu-je-malo-efektivni-neresi-pricinu-socioekonomickeho-stavu-110962

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Roma and Statistics

Roma Foundation — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:34:00 +0000

Another one of those “statistics”. Here, it states that only 29% of Roma are getting the minimum living income. It then proceeds to conclude that 71% of Roma who are entitled to this benefit are not receiving it.

Spot the issues? 1. How many Roma are there? No one knows for sure. 2. The author is assuming that all Roma are poor. Which is not the case.

Bad journalism, even worse arithmetics.

Only 29% of eligible gypsies receive the minimum living income. In: Top Buzz Ties. 19.08.2024. https://topbuzztimes.com/only-29-of-eligible-gypsies-receive-the-minimum-living-income/

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Slovenia and Statistics

Roma Foundation — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:10:53 +0000

The usual statistics: In the municipality around Novo Mesto, Slovenia, on average 12 percent of Roma students completed primary school, or approximately one in eight school-age children. There are currently 290 unemployed Roma registered at the regional office of the Employment Agency, which is 30 percent of all unemployed in the municipality. Of these, 73 percent have been registered at the institution for more than one year and 56 percent for more than two years.

Only issue pops up if you ask how many Roma there are in the municipality. Answer is usually we do not really know … This makes for highly accurate percentage …

Novo mesto: Osnovno šolo konča vsak osmi učenec Rom, vsak tretji brezposelni je Rom. In: Moja Dolenska. 07.06.2023. https://moja-dolenjska.si/novo-mesto-osnovno-solo-konca-vsak-osmi-ucenec-rom-vsak-tretji-brezposelni-je-rom/

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