An article in the Figaro is attempting to clarify the distinction between Travellers (Gens du Voyage in French), Rroma, and other “Tsiganes”…

While the Figaro is right to say that Traveller is a legal statute, at least in France, for the rest, the Figaro is utterly confused …

Let’s put it straight: Not all Travellers are Rroma, only a small portion of Rroma are travelling, and Rroma encompasses many different groups who often, like the Sinti prefer to use their group’s name instead of the generic Rroma one.

• Gens du voyage, Roms : des réalités bien différente. In: Le Figaro. 26.08.2015. http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2015/08/26/01003-20150826ARTFIG00144-gens-du-voyage-roms-des-realites-bien-differentes.php

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