{"id":1580,"date":"2014-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/%20rroma.org\/16-05-2014-romeo-franz-criticizes-the-german-and-european-rroma-policy\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T11:42:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T10:42:48","slug":"16-05-2014-romeo-franz-criticizes-the-german-and-european-rroma-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rroma.org\/fr\/16-05-2014-romeo-franz-criticizes-the-german-and-european-rroma-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"16.05.2014 Romeo Franz criticizes the German and European Rroma policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">EurActiv (2014) gives a  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvoice to the German European Parliament candidate Romeo Franz. Franz is a  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGerman Sinto who has campaigned for the social recognition of the minority for  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmany years. In 2011, he joined the Green Party. Franz criticizes in the  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tinterview both the German and the European Rroma policy. Too little is done and  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmany things only half-heartedly, he criticizes. Many journalists have no sense of  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe discrimination that takes place due to naming ethnicity: <em style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u201cI have been  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdiscriminated my whole life as a\u00a0Sinto. But as a 14-year-old, I was  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talready demonstrating for our rights. It is my duty, as a German\u00a0Sinto, to  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tget involved and fight racism. [&#8230;] There are  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdeep-seated clich\u00e9s and prejudices, which are being passed along within German  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfamilies. [&#8230;] such racist prejudice can even be stirred up in the media and  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpolitics. In daily local reporting, for example. If someone is a criminal,  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttheir ethnic affiliation is not mentioned in the news report &#8211; except regarding  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSinti and Roma. In that regard, there is no sensitivity at all among  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjournalists.\u201d<\/em>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHe sees is as particularly concerning that also Germany consciously promotes the  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsegregation of the Rroma: in his constituency Ludwigsburg, a Rroma container  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvillage is under construction that wilfully marginalizes the Rroma. These  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdouble standards are also found in the German migration policy: While Angela  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMerkel just announced plans to better integrate the Rroma in Germany, at the  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsame time the cabinet declared Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia to safe  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcountries of origin. This allows the deportation of immigrant Rroma:<em style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> \u201cThe German government wants to make it  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\teasier to deport people from the countries mentioned. At the same time, the  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoma situation in Serbia is even worse than here \u2013 no access to running water,  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\teducation or healthcare. They are constantly suffering from racist  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tencroachment. Their life is in danger. <\/em>In Brussels far to little for the social  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tacceptance and integration of minorities is done, Franz criticizes. He wants to  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tchange this by pursuing a policy of human rights.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EurActiv (2014) Green candidate: Merkel&#8217;s Roma policy is &#8216;inhumane\u2019. In: <em>EurActiv online<\/em> vom 14.5.2014. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/sections\/eu-elections-2014\/green-candidate-merkels-roma-policy-inhumane-302132\" style=\"\">http:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/sections\/eu-elections-2014\/green-candidate-merkels-roma-policy-inhumane-302132<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EurActiv (2014) gives a voice to the German European Parliament candidate Romeo Franz. 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