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Slovenia and Roma

Roma Foundation — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:31:05 +0000

The director of Komunala Novo Mesto Bojan Kekec participated in a recent consultation on the employment of Roma. The Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities presented a new program for the employment of the Roma population to mayors and employers in Novo Mesto.

“We are one of the few companies that also employs members of the Roma community. There are currently three Roma in regular employment at Komunala Novo Mesto,” explained director Bojan Kekec.

Better than nothing …

(DOLENJSKA) Eno redkih podjetij, ki zaposluje Rome. In: Novice Najdi. 12.03,2025. https://novice.najdi.si/novica/2d172cce34ea2fa18df1e9331d89288c/demokracija/dolenjska-eno-redkih-podjetij-ki-zaposluje-rome

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Czechia: Road Show

Roma Foundation — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 09:41:51 +0000

The Roma Road Show series of events, with which Government Commissioner for Roma Minority Affairs Lucie Fuková is going to the regions, presents inspiring Roma projects focused on housing, community work, health, education or security. The aim is to support cooperation between Roma organizations, local governments and local leaders. The first meeting took place on March 5 in Šternberk, with further stops in Pardubice and Jihlava.

Roma Road Show: Jak efektivně pomáhat Romům? Lucie Fuková vyráží do regionů představit úspěšné romské projekty a propojit praxi s rozhodováním. In: Romea. 07.03.2025. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/roma-road-show-jak-efektivne-pomahat-romum-lucie-fukova-vyrazi-do-regionu-predstavit-uspesne-romske-projekty-a-propojit-praxi-s-rozhodovanim

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Reportage on Tomáš Csics

Roma Foundation — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 07:22:23 +0000

He is a Rom, an engineer, and an activist and influencer followed by thousands of people. At school, he was always reminded that he was just a gypsy. “Don’t go to college, Roma will only be hired for lower jobs anyway.” These are the words that begin one of the videos posted on. On social media, he proves with his story that Roma do not have to end up in factories for the lower grades, but can have big dreams and ambitions, just like he had. He achieved success despite growing up in poverty and encountering those who didn’t wish him well along the way.

Na škole mu vždy pripomínali, že je iba cigáň. Rómskeho inžiniera Tomáša teraz sledujú desaťtisíce ľudí. In: Dobré Noviny. 05.03.2025. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/221341/na-skole-mu-vzdy-pripominali-ze-je-iba-cigan-romskeho-inziniera-tomasa-teraz-sleduju-desattisice-ludi

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Slovenia: Legislative Package

Roma Foundation — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:21:55 +0000

The Slovene Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs Luka Mesec paid a working visit to Novo Mesto Mayor Gregor Macedoni. His ministry is coordinating the preparation of the legislative package to resolve Roma issues. They will try to complete the coordination on Thursday, he said in a press statement. They will then probably have another “intensive round of coordination” with mayors and others involved, and the package could go into public debate sometime by the end of March.

The package of laws is intended to encourage the inclusion of children in kindergartens and schools and improve living conditions.

Let’s see what comes out of it.

Na razpis za subvencionirano zaposlovanje Romov le ena prijava delodajalca. In: Delo. 04.03.2025. https://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/na-razpis-za-subvencionirano-zaposlovanje-romov-le-ena-prijava-delodajalca
Se je država Romov lotila resno? In: Dolenjski List. 04.03.2025. https://dolenjskilist.svet24.si/2025/03/04/300137/novice/dolenjska/se_je_drzava_romov_lotila_resno/
Mesec: Iščemo način, kako zagotoviti, da bodo romski otroci vključeni v vrtec. In: RTV Slo. 04.03.2025. https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/mesec-iscemo-nacin-kako-zagotoviti-da-bodo-romski-otroci-vkljuceni-v-vrtec/738378

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Council of Europe and Roma

Roma Foundation — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:12:53 +0000

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty released today three Memoranda examining the human rights situation of Roma and Traveller communities in Finland, Ireland and Slovakia. Each Memorandum presents country-specific findings and recommendations based on the Commissioner’s visits to these countries, addressing pressing human rights concerns faced by the communities.

Commissioner O’Flaherty recommends stronger action to uphold the human rights of Roma and Travellers in Finland, Ireland, and Slovakia. In: Council of Europe. 25.02.2025. https://www.coe.int/de/web/commissioner/-/commissioner-o-flaherty-recommends-stronger-action-to-uphold-the-human-rights-of-roma-and-travellers-in-finland-ireland-and-slovakia

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Slovakia: Roma Action Plan

Roma Foundation — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 07:55:06 +0000

The discussion on the Action Plan for Roma communities is moving to parliament, where SaS is demanding a reassessment of its priorities. The Freedom and Solidarity Party (SaS) points to the government’s failure to address the Roma issue. On Wednesday, at a press conference in the village of Doľany in Spiš, a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Vladimír Ledecký (SaS), pointed out that the government plans to invest 1.1 billion euros over the next three years as part of the Action Plan for the Strategy for Equality and Inclusion and Participation of Roma in projects that, according to him, will not help this population group in any way. He pointed out that these expenditures are not clearly explained or justified. He is therefore submitting a resolution to the National Assembly of the Slovak Republic, which responds to “the passivity of government officials and the inefficient use of resources intended to support the Roma community”.

Rómov. Za desiatky miliónov budú vysádzať stromčeky a v pláne je aj mediálny dom. In: TV Noviny. 26.02.2025. https://tvnoviny.sk/ekonomika/clanok/954223-vlada-da-miliardu-na-riesenie-problemov-romov-za-desiatky-milionov-budu-vysadzat-stromceky-a-v-plane-je-aj-medialny-dom?campaignsrc=tn_clipboard
SaS považuje vládne výdavky na Rómov za neefektívne. In: Aktuality. 26.02.2025. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/3PQXjTP/sas-povazuje-vladne-vydavky-na-romov-za-neefektivne/

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Slovenia: EU Funds

Roma Foundation — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:04:40 +0000

The Slovenian Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved European funds for the Public Call for Co-financing of a network of multifunctional Roma centres. The total value of the project is 5.5 million euros, with the European Social Fund Plus contributing 4,427,500 euros. The project’s goal is to improve the socio-economic situation of the Roma community, strengthen their inclusion in society and provide better conditions for a quality life.

It needs more than centres like this to change the situation …

Evropski denar za mrežo večnamenskih romskih centrov v Sloveniji. In: Sobota Info. 20.02.2025. https://sobotainfo.com/novica/slovenija/evropski-denar-za-mrezo-vecnamenskih-romskih-centrov-v-sloveniji/274803

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Slovenia and Roma

Roma Foundation — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:02:25 +0000

Roma in Southeastern Slovenia have a very bad reputation, and not a week goes by without some headlines in the Slovenian press about the Roma “problem”.

But not all Roma are like that. At the initiative of Silva Mesojedec from the Regional Civil Initiative (RCI) and Darko Rudaš, president of the Forum of Roma Councilors from the Roma settlement Pušča in Prekmurje, members of the RCI and also members of the People’s Initiative (LI) Šentjernej recently went to visit and see Pušča near Murska Sobota. There, they found a clean settlement, well ordered, with people working. The settlement has ca. 600 inhabitants.

Zakaj se dolenjski Romi ne obnašajo kot prekmurski v Pušči? In: Dolenjski List. 23.02.2025. https://dolenjskilist.svet24.si/2025/02/23/299710/novice/dolenjska/zakaj_se_dolenjski_romi_ne_obnasajo_kot_prekmurski_v_pusci/

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Slovakia and Integration

Roma Foundation — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:43:26 +0000

A critical review of the efficiency of the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities who is managing very large sums of EU money aimed at integrating Roma. This office has grown from an original a few dozen employees to over 290, larger that the Culture Ministry. The author states that the Plenipotentiary is nowadays a political appointee and that for all the money spent, very little results have been achieved.

And money they have: Currently 400 Million Euros of EU money are earmarked for Roma integration.

Zuzana Kumanová: NKÚ na Slovensku odhalil chaos v řízení integrace Romů. Stovky milionů eur, ale dopad minimální. In: Romea. 20.02.2025. https://romea.cz/cz/komentare/zuzana-kumanova-nku-na-slovensku-odhalil-chaos-v-rizeni-integrace-romu-stovky-milionu-eur-ale-dopad-minimalni

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Slovenia: Challenges

Roma Foundation — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 06:54:58 +0000

The President of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, Marko Lotrič, received in Ljubljana a representative of the Sprememba takoj association Murim Baftiaro, who heads the association established in December 2023 to help Roma youth.

The two spoke about the key challenges facing the Roma community, especially in the areas of education, employment and reducing peer violence.

Izobraževanje, nasilje in diskriminacija: Državni svet prisluhnil izzivom romske skupnosti. In: Sobota Info. 17.02.2025. https://sobotainfo.com/novica/politika/izobrazevanje-nasilje-diskriminacija-drzavni-svet-prisluhnil-izzivom-romske

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