{"id":1803,"date":"2013-06-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/%20rroma.org\/28-06-2013-rroma-debate-in-france\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T14:38:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:38:03","slug":"28-06-2013-rroma-debate-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rroma.org\/fr\/28-06-2013-rroma-debate-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"28.06.2013 Rroma Debate in France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bran (2013) reports on the tense \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trelationship between Romania and France, a relationship that deteriorated due \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto the Rroma two countries\u2019 Rroma policies. French politicians such as Pierre \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLellouche claims that Romania intentionally does nothing against the migration \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof Rroma to France, greets the funds they receive from French social services \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand that the country does not take integration policies seriously enough. Thus, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRomania is an unworthy member country of the European Union and is a \u201crogue \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstate\u201d: \u201cVous ne pouvez \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpas ignorer les conditions parfaitement indignes que les Roms subissent dans \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvotre pays, malgr\u00e9 les milliards d’euros d\u00e9vers\u00e9s par l’Europe pour aider la \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoumanie \u00e0 int\u00e9grer cette minorit\u00e9. Ce comportement n’est pas digne d’un \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEtat de l’Union et, je le r\u00e9p\u00e8te, c’est le comportement d’un Etat voyou. J’ai \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tle regret de vous dire qu’aucune formule de politesse ne me vient \u00e0 l’esprit.<\/em>\u201d [You cannot ignore the perfectly horrid \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconditions that Rroma are subjected to in your country, in spite of the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbillions of Euro poured by Europe to help Romania to integrate this minority. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis behaviours is not worthy of a Member State of the Union, and, I repeat it, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tis the behaviour of a hooligan state. I regret to say that no politeness forms \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcomes to my mind.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Bran then continues to show the evolution \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof French Rroma policies: Initially, one tried, with the gift of sheep to Rroma \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto bind them to Romania. When this turned out to fail, one granted 300 euro to voluntary \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\treturnees to Romania. This policy was not really successful either, and many \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcame to France for the return money. Since the accession of Romania to the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Union, France deports annually approximately 10,000 Rroma to Romania. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe two countries policies towards Rroma are not furthering the situation, something \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthat would require the long term integration of Rroma, and currently are simply \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ta mutual back and fro deportation of an unwanted minority.<\/p>\n

Piquemal (2013) emphasizes in \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ther article that the circular from the 28.08.2012, calling for an orderly \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\timplementation of the evictions is only very occasionally applied. The still \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tregular evictions lead to the failure of integration efforts and the aggravate \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe traceability of medical assistance programs. In addition, the fear of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tidentity checks keeps\u00a0 Rroma away \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfrom health institutions. Thus, for example, vaccination programs that require \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trepeated treatment are difficult or impossible due to the evictions. Therefore, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpeople such as Pascale Quivy of Romeurope engage themselves for the maintenance \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof these settlements. Fixing the population facilitates the medium-to long-term \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tintegration. To promote this, Rroma immigrants should also get working papers \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tin a easier way, something that until now is difficult. As of January 2014, obtaining \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twork permits in France should be facilitated by the bilateral agreements \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbetween the EU member states. However, this does not delight everyone. Rightist \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpoliticians are engaged against the integration of the Rroma and they want to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmake them go back to Romania and other countries of origin.<\/p>\n

Vallet (2013) emphasises in her \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tarticle the greatly inadequate health care for many Rroma. The non-governmental \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\torganization M\u00e9decins du Monde pointed out in a report on the medical the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblatant abuses of this minority. Thus, the infant mortality rate of Rroma in \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRomania is twice as high as in the rest of the population, the same is true of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmalnutrition. Regarding health care, the report back to the same conclusions as \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe ones from Piquemal (2013). The evictions lead to additional deterioration \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof health: \u201cEn France, le \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsuivi m\u00e9dical des Roms, vivant en grande majorit\u00e9 dans de vastes bidonvilles, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\test rendu complexe par la politique d’expulsions syst\u00e9matiques conduite par les \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgouvernements, de droite comme de gauche, depuis plusieurs ann\u00e9es.<\/em>\u201d [In France the medical follow-up of Rroma, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tliving in a large majority in large slums is becoming exceedingly complex due \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto the systematic evictions conducted by the governments \u2013 left or right \u2013 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsince years.] <\/em>An additional barrier is the lack of language skills and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tinadequate funding for treatments that need to be paid. Representatives of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tM\u00e9decins du Monde require easier access to health care institutions and a more \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmobile structures.<\/p>\n

Depecker (2013) reports on a \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcitizens meeting in Roubaix, which will have legal consequences. On the evening \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof 21 May 2013, the mayor of Roubaix summoned the residents of the street d\u2019Avelghem \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto inform them about the establishment of a Rroma housing project in their \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tneighbourhood. The project includes the construction of 52 residential units. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe majority reactions were negative and led to racist abuse such as statements \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthat one should send Rroma to Auschwitz or to otherwise destroy them. Ten days \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tafter the event, the mayor of Roubaix, Pierre Dubois, filed a complaint against \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfor incitation to racial hatred. The police will now ask the participants of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe event about the identity of the persons concerned.<\/p>\n

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