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Slovakia – No Surprise

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62% of the Slovaks would not want Roma neighbours… They are worse off than Moslems (54%), migrants (43%) and homosexuals (37%).
No surprise, unfortunately.

– Slováci to dali najavo jasne: Za susedov najčastejšie nechceme Rómov, moslimov či homosexuálov. In: Novy Čas. 18.12.2017. https://www.cas.sk/clanok/634463/slovaci-to-dali-najavo-jasne-za-susedov-najcastejsie-nechceme-romov-moslimov-ci-homosexualov/ [link-preview url=”https://www.cas.sk/clanok/634463/slovaci-to-dali-najavo-jasne-za-susedov-najcastejsie-nechceme-romov-moslimov-ci-homosexualov/”]

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Slovakia: Social Benefits

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The latest numbers of people receiving social benefits in Slovakia were published. Overall 3.17% of the population is dependent on benefits, an overall decrease since last statistic.
Well, reading these numbers somewhat differently, not all Roma in Slovakia are dependent of social benefits.
In fact, in an earlier statistic published by the Slovak government, the majority of social benefits goes to non-Roma…

– Potešujúce štatistiky. Počet poberateľov sociálnych dávok klesá. In: Aktualne. 20.12.2017. https://aktualne.centrum.sk/ekonomika/slovenska-ekonomika/potesujuce-statistiky-pocet-poberatelov-socialnych-davok-klesa.html [link-preview url=”https://aktualne.centrum.sk/ekonomika/slovenska-ekonomika/potesujuce-statistiky-pocet-poberatelov-socialnych-davok-klesa.html”]

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More on the UN and Slovakia

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The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination called on the Slovak Government to take effective measures to eliminate the discrimination of the Roma minority.
Let’s see what this brings.

– Výbor OSN kritizuje Slovensko za diskrimináciu Rómov. In: SME. 14.12.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20718811/vybor-osn-kritizuje-slovensko-za-diskriminaciu-romskej-mensiny.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20718811/vybor-osn-kritizuje-slovensko-za-diskriminaciu-romskej-mensiny.html”]

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Slovakia: Blow it Up?

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Really? In Slovakia, a house in which Roma live has been bought by the municipality and will be demolished as it is a “disgrace” in the village. What about its inhabitants… Well best is that they move on.
No comments.

– Starosta Krásnej Rómov aj tak presťahuje. Radšej už neprezradí kam. In SME. 15.12.2017. https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20719249/starosta-romov-aj-tak-prestahuje-radsej-uz-vopred-neprezradi-kam.html [link-preview url=”https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20719249/starosta-romov-aj-tak-prestahuje-radsej-uz-vopred-neprezradi-kam.html”]

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Lynx and Roma …

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What have a Lynx and Roma in common: Well, in Slovakia, one lynx is roaming in a Roma neighbourhood and is getting acclimated to humans.
It may all end in a Zoo…

– Rys, ktorý desí Rómov, skončí v zoo alebo vo Francúzsku. Konať musia rýchlo. In: TV Noviny. 14.12.2017. http://www.tvnoviny.sk/domace/1898850_rys-ktory-desi-romov-skonci-v-zoo-alebo-vo-francuzsku-konat-musia-rychlo [link-preview url=”http://www.tvnoviny.sk/domace/1898850_rys-ktory-desi-romov-skonci-v-zoo-alebo-vo-francuzsku-konat-musia-rychlo”]

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Slovakia: Stop Discrimination!

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Slovakia is facing serious criticism. UN says it discriminates Roma!
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination called on the Slovak government to take effective measures to eliminate discrimination against the Roma minority.

– Slovensko čelí vážnej kritike. OSN tvrdí: Diskriminujete Rómov! In: Pluska. 14.12.2017. https://www1.pluska.sk/Spravy/Z-domova/Slovensko-celi-vaznej-kritike.-OSN-tvrdi-Diskriminujete-Romov [link-preview url=”https://www1.pluska.sk/Spravy/Z-domova/Slovensko-celi-vaznej-kritike.-OSN-tvrdi-Diskriminujete-Romov”]

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Slovakia, Labour Shortage, and Roma

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An article about some of the factories in Slovakia, who, faced with labour shortages decided to try to employ some of the estimated 100’000 Roma who have no job in that country.
And guess what, it works … Not always simple in the beginning, but it works!

– Firmy ukazujú, že zamestnávanie Rómov má riešenie. In: Pravda. 09.12.2017. https://profesia.pravda.sk/zamestnanie/clanok/450180-firmy-ukazuju-ze-zamestnatelnost-romov-je-riesitelna/ [link-preview url=”https://profesia.pravda.sk/zamestnanie/clanok/450180-firmy-ukazuju-ze-zamestnatelnost-romov-je-riesitelna/”]

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Extremism

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An article on extremism, the extreme right and the worrisome involvement of young people in these movements in Slovakia.

– Extrémizmu podlieha čoraz viac mladých ľudí. In: Spravy Pravda. 06.12.2017. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/450271-extremizmu-podleha-coraz-viac-mladych-ludi/ [link-preview url=”https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/450271-extremizmu-podleha-coraz-viac-mladych-ludi/”]

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Roma Book Club

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A lengthy article about a Roma book club in Slovakia. They record videos on the books, giving some basic information about the author, a shortened view of the plot, and what they liked about it. Idea behind it it to motivate others to read.

– Rómky o prečítaných knihách nakrúcajú videorecenzie. In: SME. 30.11.2017. https://kultura.sme.sk/c/20707596/romky-oprecitanych-knihach-nakrucaju-videorecenzie.html [link-preview url=”https://kultura.sme.sk/c/20707596/romky-oprecitanych-knihach-nakrucaju-videorecenzie.html”]

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Slovakia: Integration

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The mayor of a small village in Slovakia wants Roma to be integrated. The village is making efforts, which is good.
Let’s hope it works out.

– Starosta Gerlachova: Rómov treba začleniť do spoločnosti. In: Verbena. 23.11.2017. http://bardejov.dnes24.sk/starosta-gerlachova-romov-treba-zaclenit-do-spolocnosti-285058 [link-preview url=”http://bardejov.dnes24.sk/starosta-gerlachova-romov-treba-zaclenit-do-spolocnosti-285058″]

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Slovakia: Integration

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The mayor of a small village in Slovakia wants Roma to be integrated. The village is making efforts, which is good.
Let’s hope it works out.

– Starosta Gerlachova: Rómov treba začleniť do spoločnosti. In: Verbena. 23.11.2017. http://bardejov.dnes24.sk/starosta-gerlachova-romov-treba-zaclenit-do-spolocnosti-285058 [link-preview url=”http://bardejov.dnes24.sk/starosta-gerlachova-romov-treba-zaclenit-do-spolocnosti-285058″]

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Slovakia: Roma the Government

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The visit of a mayor in a Roma settlement in Slovakia. Not pretty.

– Rómov v Kuzmiciach pobúril pokus starostu Krásnej: Drsný odkaz! In: TIVI. 25.11.2017. https://tivi.cas.sk/video/2513618/romov-v-kuzmiciach-poburil-pokus-starostu-krasnej-drsny-odkaz/ [link-preview url=”https://tivi.cas.sk/video/2513618/romov-v-kuzmiciach-poburil-pokus-starostu-krasnej-drsny-odkaz/”]

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Slovakia: Roma the Government

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The visit of a mayor in a Roma settlement in Slovakia. Not pretty.

– Rómov v Kuzmiciach pobúril pokus starostu Krásnej: Drsný odkaz! In: TIVI. 25.11.2017. https://tivi.cas.sk/video/2513618/romov-v-kuzmiciach-poburil-pokus-starostu-krasnej-drsny-odkaz/ [link-preview url=”https://tivi.cas.sk/video/2513618/romov-v-kuzmiciach-poburil-pokus-starostu-krasnej-drsny-odkaz/”]

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Slovakia: Special Schools or not?

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Slovakia has a tradition of putting Roma in special school for children with mental problems. An NGO wanted to check the situation. It still exists, but is probably more differentiated. In the Rokycani district, 20% of Roma children are still enrolled in such schools. High by any standards, but lower than it was.

– OĽaNO chce preveriť zaraďovanie Rómov do špeciálnych základných škôl. In: SME Domov. 25.11.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20702484/olano-chce-preverit-zaradovanie-romov-do-specialnych-zakladnych-skol.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20702484/olano-chce-preverit-zaradovanie-romov-do-specialnych-zakladnych-skol.html”]

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SaS Party

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The Liberal and Libertarian Party SaS in Slovakia unveiled their plans for Roma. A new ministry for “socially excluded communities” and help linked to “merit” and willingness to do something.
One can only wonder how this will be measured …

– Politika hrubšej palice nedostane Rómov z pasce chudoby. In: SME. 16.11.2017. https://komentare.sme.sk/c/20695376/politika-hrubsej-palice-nedostane-romov-z-pasce-chudoby.html
– Nicholsonová chce nové ministerstvo pre Rómov. Vládny splnomocnenec krúti hlavou! In: Plus. 13.11.2017. https://www1.pluska.sk/Spravy/Z-domova/Nicholsonova-chce-nove-ministerstvo-pre-Romov.-Vladny-splnomocnenec-len-kruti-hlavou [link-preview url=”https://komentare.sme.sk/c/20695376/politika-hrubsej-palice-nedostane-romov-z-pasce-chudoby.html “]

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Slovakia: Education or Business

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It seems that some schools in Slovakia are considering Roma children as a business rather than as pupils who need to be taught. In brief, the staff selected children, apparently overwhelmingly Roma, diagnosing them with various health disabilities, which resulted in their subsequent inclusion in a group of pupils with special educational needs where the school could receive more than twice the amount of money than for standard pupils.
Slovakia has a long story of putting Roma children in classes for mentally disabled people – before basically as racism, now for profit…

– Kto zarába na rómskych žiakoch. In: Dennik. 15.11.2017. https://dennikn.sk/blog/kto-zaraba-na-romskych-ziakoch/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/blog/kto-zaraba-na-romskych-ziakoch/”]

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More on Milos Zeman and Roma

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A few articles from Slovakia on the comments of the Czech President on Czech Roma. Zeman said on television that 90% of “inadaptable citizen” are Roma and only10% are white.

– Zeman nahneval českých Rómov. In: Aktuality. 12.11.2017. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/538263/zeman-nahneval-ceskych-romov/
– Český prezident popudil proti sebe Rómov. In: Pravda. 13.11.2017. http://kormidlo.blog.pravda.sk/2017/11/13/cesky-prezident-popudil-proti-sebe-romov-2/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/538263/zeman-nahneval-ceskych-romov/ “]

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Documentary on Roma and Music

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A Slovak documentary on Roma and music. Quite a few clichés.

– Útrapy Rómov, ich hudobné nadanie a spôsob, akým dedia umenie už celé generácie. To a oveľa viac nájdete v novom slovenskom dokumente. In: Filmkult. 10.11.2017. https://filmkult.refresher.sk/9475-Utrapy-Romov-ich-hudobne-nadanie-a-sposob-akym-dedia-umenie-uz-cele-generacie-To-a-ovela-viac-najdete-v-novom-slovenskom-dokumente [link-preview url=”https://filmkult.refresher.sk/9475-Utrapy-Romov-ich-hudobne-nadanie-a-sposob-akym-dedia-umenie-uz-cele-generacie-To-a-ovela-viac-najdete-v-novom-slovenskom-dokumente”]

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Slovakia: Let’s not Generalise

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According to the Slovak president Andrej Kiska, one should never generalise about Roma.
Among the Roma, according to him, there are a huge number of people who are amazing members of our society.

– Rómov nesmieme podľa Kisku nikdy posudzovať ako celok. In: SME Domov. 09.11.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20692762/romov-nesmieme-podla-kisku-nikdy-posudzovat-ako-celok.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20692762/romov-nesmieme-podla-kisku-nikdy-posudzovat-ako-celok.html”]

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Slovakia: Losses on the Right

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Martin Kotleba, the president of the extreme right People’s party in Slovakia lost his seat as governor of the Banksa Bystrica!
Good – he is a racist who refers to Roma as “parasites”

– Slovakian far right suffers blow in regional polls. In: The Financial Times. 05.11.2017. https://www.ft.com/content/79ab4c96-c210-11e7-b2bb-322b2cb39656 [link-preview url=”https://www.ft.com/content/79ab4c96-c210-11e7-b2bb-322b2cb39656″]

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