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Hungary, Roma, and Education

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Hungary, Roma, and Education

The situation of Roma students in Hungarian schools is critical: segregation is not decreasing, and only half a percent of them go to university. The Romaversitas foundation helps them progress from the 9th grade all the way to graduation. But fewer and fewer people apply to them. They try to equip their students with an activist approach and “talk them out” so that an intellectual Roma stratum with a strong ability to assert their interests can be formed.

Slovakia, the EU, and Roma

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Slovakia, the EU, and Roma

Another Slovak article about the visit of EU MPs in Slovakia where they were shocked by how neglected some Roma communities are in the east of Slovakia. They stated: “It is absolutely scandalous that European citizens still do not have access to drinking water in the 21st century. It is a shame for Slovakia and a shame for Europe that some Roma live in medieval conditions.”

Roma Refugees from the Donbas

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Roma Refugees from the Donbas

Some Roma refugees from the Donbas have fled to Lviv. Some of them have found a refuges in a catholic parish, their first contact with Catholicism. Some apparently are even converting …

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Plovdiv and Roma

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Plovdiv (Bulgaria) Residents of neighbourhoods bordering the Stolipinovo Mahala (Roma neighbourhood) are complaining about the noise resulting from weddings in the Mahala.

European Union, Slovakia, and Roma

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European Union, Slovakia, and Roma

A delegation of EU parliamentarians visited Slovakia to see how EU funds were used by the country. They found the situation in Roma settlements “scandalous” and were shocked by the lack of amenities and services in these settlements. This could cost Slovakia quite a bit of EU funds.

Romani Rose

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An interview and discussion with Romani Rose, the chairman of the German Council of Sinti and Roma.

Slovakia, the EU, and Roma

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Slovakia, the EU, and Roma

According to the chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee for Regional Development, Younous Omarjee, the situation in the Roma settlements in Slovakia is an absolute scandal and a shame for the European Union and Slovakia. He stated this after visiting a Roma settlement in the village of Petrovce nad Laborcom (Michalovce district) on Thursday.

August 2nd

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August 2nd

Commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the liquidation by the Germans of the so-called of the Gypsy camp will be held on August 2 at the former KL Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the Association of the Roma in Poland announced on Wednesday. August 2 is the Day of Remembrance for the Genocide of the Roma. During World War II, the Germans killed about 500,000. Roma and Sinti.

Lety – at last

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Lety – at last

The demolition of the pig fram on the site of the former Roma concentration camp of Lety can begin. It took time.

Roma Weddings

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Roma Weddings

The Serbian folk singer Nadica Ademov who here admits playing at Roma wedding and states that a large part of her revenues come from those sometimes lavish events.

Viki Gabor

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Viki Gabor

A young Polish Romni who is a reality TV star after having participated in the “Voice of Kids” in Poland turns 15. Viki Gabor was born in Hamburg as the daughter of Ewelina and Dariusz Gabor – Roma of Polish origin. She lived first in Poland, then in Great Britain, eventually returning to Poland for good.

French Chronicle …

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French Chronicle …

Not much, but always the same, which is depressing. A camp closed in the north, and as usual, no solution found for its inhabitants; another one closed in Alsace and one in the west in Nantes; and in the dSouth, residents protest against a Roma camp.

Austria and August 2nd

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Austria and August 2nd

Austria is discussing the establishment August 2nd as a national remembrance day for the Roma and Sinti victims of the Nazis.

Switzerland and Camping Sites

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Switzerland and Camping Sites

After an appeal was dismissed against the decision not to pursue a camping site in the Canton St. Gallen, the umbrella organization of the Swiss Yenish and Sinti is now relying on the cantonal structure plan, which provides for a long-term place – and is taking the judgment to the next higher instance.

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