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Moldovan Roma – 10 years later

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Finally some positive news. In the North of France, an article about Moldovan Roma, who, 10 years after their arrival, are citizen like any others.
Good!

– Après dix ans de chaos, les Moldovan, des Lillois comme les autres. In: La Voix du Nord. 22.11.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/270603/article/2017-11-22/apres-dix-ans-de-chaos-les-moldovan-des-lillois-comme-les-autres [link-preview url=”http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/270603/article/2017-11-22/apres-dix-ans-de-chaos-les-moldovan-des-lillois-comme-les-autres”]

France News Western Europe

French Chronicle …

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In some places, France seems to be starting to solve the issue of 20’000 people: In Montpellier, in the south, the largest shantytown will be closed in the spring and its inhabitants will be re-lodged in bungalows. In Ivry, near Paris, Roma are welcome (yes) and in Lille in the North, a mayor and the state are summoned in court for the illegal expulsion of a small camp of Roma. Finally, in Paris, the petite ceinture camp is awaiting its 4th closure.
Other than that, social news, not so good: Children victims of violence in their family in Besançon; general bad situation for children living in shantytowns; and minors’ pregnancies.

– Montpellier: Le plus grand camp de Roms évacué, ses occupants relogés dans des bungalows. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 22.11.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/montpellier/2173679-20171122-montpellier-vers-fin-bidonville-celleneuve
– Montpellier : une partie des Roms du bidonville de Celleneuve bientôt relogés. In: FR3 France Info. 22.11.2017. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/herault/montpellier/montpellier-partie-roms-du-bidonville-celleneuve-bientot-reloges-1370527.html
– Les Roms du quartier Celleneuve à Montpellier vont déménager. In: France Bleu. 21.11.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/les-roms-du-quartier-celleneuve-a-montpellier-vont-demenager-1511284760
– ACTUALITÉS : HERAULT – MONTPELLIER – LES ROMS DU QUARTIER CELLENEUVE BIENTÔT RELOGÉS. In: Occitanie. http://www.occitanie-tribune.com/articles/5033/herault-montpellier-les-roms-du-quartier-celleneuve-bientot-reloges/#Bj4qbEsgwFQH2e25.99
– Bidonville de Celleneuve : les roms relogés près du château de Bionne. In: Gazette de Montpellier. 21.11.2017. http://www.lagazettedemontpellier.fr/15473/bidonville-de-celleneuve-les-roms-reloges-pres-du-chateau-de-bionne.html
– Immigration. À Ivry, les Roms sont les bienvenus. In: L’Humanité. 23.11.2017. https://humanite.fr/immigration-ivry-les-roms-sont-les-bienvenus-646018
– La mairie et l’État assignés au tribunal pour l’expulsion d’un campement rom. In: La Voix du Nord. 23.11.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/271856/article/2017-11-23/la-mairie-et-l-etat-assignes-au-tribunal-pour-l-expulsion-d-un-campement-rom
– Les habitants du dernier bidonville de Paris se préparent à une quatrième evacuation. In: France Culture. 22.11.2017. https://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/le-choix-de-la-redaction/les-habitants-du-dernier-bidonville-de-paris-se-preparent-a-une-quatrieme-evacuation
– Maltraitance d’enfants et fraude sociale : deux personnes placées en détention à Besançon. In: Fr3 France Info. 21.11.2017. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/doubs/besancon/maltraitance-enfants-fraude-sociale-deux-personnes-placees-detention-besancon-1370125.html
– Des enfants sont dans des situations “alarmantes” estime le Défenseur des droits. In: L’Express. 20.11.2017. https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/des-enfants-sont-dans-des-situations-alarmantes-estime-le-defenseur-des-droits_1962006.html
– Nantes Les mineures enceintes accueillies à la maternité du CHU. In: Presse Ocean. 22.11.2017. http://www.presseocean.fr/actualite/nantes-les-mineures-enceintes-accueillies-a-la-maternite-du-chu-22-11-2017-253912 [link-preview url=”https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/herault/montpellier/montpellier-partie-roms-du-bidonville-celleneuve-bientot-reloges-1370527.html “]

Germany News Western Europe

Hessen: More Money for Sinti and Roma

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The German State of Hessen increased its contribution to the state association of Sinti and Roma to 300’000 EUR per year.

– Mehr Geld für Sinti und Roma. In: Hessenschau. 22.11.2017. http://www.hessenschau.de/gesellschaft/mehr-geld-fuer-sinti-und-roma,kurz-sinti-100.html [link-preview url=”http://www.hessenschau.de/gesellschaft/mehr-geld-fuer-sinti-und-roma,kurz-sinti-100.html”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

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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Recommendation for Roma Integration

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Read, and comment. Tendency is to assimilate Roma to a social issue …

– 5 Recommendations from EPHA to the future EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies post 2020. In: EPHA. 24.11.2017. https://epha.org/5-recommendations-from-epha-to-the-future-eu-framework-for-national-roma-integration-strategies-post-2020/ [link-preview url=”https://epha.org/5-recommendations-from-epha-to-the-future-eu-framework-for-national-roma-integration-strategies-post-2020/”]

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

Plovdiv Region: More Hepatitis

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An article on the Hepatitis A epidemic affecting mostly Roma children in the Plovdiv region in Bulgaria.

– Plovdiv: 71 of total 89 people infected with hepatitis A in the Roma neighborhood Rakovski of Plovdiv are children aged 1 to 14 years. In: Focus. 25.11.2017. http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2017/11/25/425358/71-of-total-89-people-infected-with-hepatitis-a-in-the-roma-neighborhood-of-rakovski-in-plovdiv-are-children-aged-1-to-14-years.html [link-preview url=”http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2017/11/25/425358/71-of-total-89-people-infected-with-hepatitis-a-in-the-roma-neighborhood-of-rakovski-in-plovdiv-are-children-aged-1-to-14-years.html”]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

More on Lety!

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More articles on the purchase of the pig farm on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety, in the Czech Republic.

– Tschechien: Roma-Gedenkstätte ersetzt Schweinemast auf früherem NS-Lagergelände. In: RT. 24.11.2017. https://deutsch.rt.com/europa/61138-tschechien-roma-gedenkstaette-ersetzt-schweinemast-auf-früherem-ns-lagergelaende/
– Schweinefarm wird zur KZ-Gedenkstätte. In: N-TV. 23.11.2017. https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Schweinefarm-wird-zur-KZ-Gedenkstaette-article20148960.html
– Czechy: Rząd wykupił chlewnię obejmującą teren obozu dla Romów. In: Farmer.pl. 24.11.2017. http://www.farmer.pl/fakty/unia-europejska/czechy-rzad-wykupil-chlewnie-obejmujaca-teren-obozu-dla-romow,75112.html [link-preview url=”https://deutsch.rt.com/europa/61138-tschechien-roma-gedenkstaette-ersetzt-schweinemast-auf-früherem-ns-lagergelaende/ “]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Bought !

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At last, the pig farm on the former site of the Lety concentration camp has been bought by the Czech Government.

– Czech Republic buys pig farm at former Nazi camp to shutter it. In: The Times of Israel. 23.11.2017. https://www.timesofisrael.com/czech-republic-buys-pig-farm-at-former-nazi-camp-to-shutter-it/ [link-preview url=”https://www.timesofisrael.com/czech-republic-buys-pig-farm-at-former-nazi-camp-to-shutter-it/”]

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

Bulgaria: Hepatitis

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There is an hepatitis A epidemic in the Roma Mahala in the small town of Rakovski near Plovdiv in the centre of the country. Non Roma parents have been protesting and requesting Roma children be removed from the elementary school.
How about treating them instead?

– Hepatitis A Sparks Protests for Removing Gypsies From an Elementary School. In: EU Scoop. https://www.euscoop.com/en/2017/11/23/gepatitis-infection-in-rakovski
– Roma Ghetto in Southern Bulgarian City Struggling with Hepatitis A Outbreak. In: Novinite. 23.11.2017. http://www.novinite.com/articles/185524/Roma+Ghetto+in+Southern+Bulgarian+City+Struggling+with+Hepatitis+A+Outbreak [link-preview url=”https://www.euscoop.com/en/2017/11/23/gepatitis-infection-in-rakovski “]

Italy News Western Europe

Underage Marriage

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Italy’s top court confirmed the sentence against a man for marrying an underage girl. According to the court, “Underage marriage may be OK for Roma culture but it is against Italian law”.

– Underage Roma marriages not legit (3). In: Ansa. 22.11.2017. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2017/11/22/underage-roma-marriages-not-legit-3_7bf12e71-4f63-4eb2-8486-73b166536007.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2017/11/22/underage-roma-marriages-not-legit-3_7bf12e71-4f63-4eb2-8486-73b166536007.html”]

News Switzerland

More on Bern …

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More articles on the vote of the Bern parliament in favour of the establishment of a camping site for travellers in the canton.

– Am Schluss gabs bei den Fahrenden ein Selfie. In: Berner Zeitung. 22.1..2017. https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/am-schluss-gabs-bei-den-fahrenden-ein-selfie/story/23767423
– Statt «Marschhalts» folgt die Planung des Platzes in Wileroltigen. In: Der Bund. 22.11.2017. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/neuhaus-setzt-sich-mit-seiner-fahrendenpolitik-durch/story/29077277
– Berner BDP will Fahrende vertreiben. In: Nau. 23.11.2017. https://www.nau.ch/news/berner-bdp-macht-gegen-fahrende-stimmung-65269502
– Berner Kantonsparlament gegen Planungsstopp für Transitplätze. In: Swiss Info. 22.11.2017. https://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/alle-news-in-kuerze/berner-kantonsparlament-gegen-planungsstopp-fuer-transitplaetze/43697220 [link-preview url=”https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/am-schluss-gabs-bei-den-fahrenden-ein-selfie/story/23767423 “]

News Western Europe United Kingdom

Travellers in the UK: Two Stories

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According to one councillor in Bristol, people are fed up of funding an “alternative lifestyle” for travellers, while in Plymouth, they are attempting to find temporary camping sites to avoid travellers “hogging” council land.

– Bristol is ‘fed up’ with ‘subsidising’ the ‘alternative lifestyle’ of travellers. In: Bristol Post. http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-fed-up-subsidising-alternative-815076
– Plans for new traveller sites in Plymouth. In: The Herald. 21.11.2017. http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/more-traveller-sites-could-introduced-808736 [link-preview url=”http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-fed-up-subsidising-alternative-815076 “]

News Switzerland

Bern Switzerland: Good News

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The Parliament of the Canton Bern in Switzerland voted against a motion that would have resulted in a stop for the search and construction of a suitable camping site for foreign travellers (mostly Roma and Sinti).
The fact that Switzerland segregates its sites for travellers is actually not acceptable but seems not to be noted by anyone in the country.

– Wileroltigen wird konkret. In: SRF. 22.11.2017. https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/bern-freiburg-wallis/transitplaetze-fuer-fahrende-wileroltigen-wird-konkret [link-preview url=”https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/bern-freiburg-wallis/transitplaetze-fuer-fahrende-wileroltigen-wird-konkret”]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Buddha, Roma, and Hungary

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A reportage about a Buddhist school founded in a small village in Hungary with the aim of helping young Roma to get an education and gain a foothold in life.
A must see.

– Der zornige Buddha. In: ZDF. 21.11.2017. https://www.zdf.de/filme/das-kleine-fernsehspiel/der-zornige-buddha-100.html [link-preview url=”https://www.zdf.de/filme/das-kleine-fernsehspiel/der-zornige-buddha-100.html”]

Germany News Western Europe

Theatre Project

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A German Theatre project called “Schuchten – Neue Nachbarn” [canyon – new neighbours] is being nominated for the Amadeu Antonio Price. This price is awarded to projects fighting racism. The play consists of Roma and Sinti telling stories while walking through a neighbourhood of Augsburg where many of them live.

– NOMINIERT FÜR DEN AMADEU ANTONIO PREIS 2017 – “SCHLUCHTEN – NEUE NACHBARN”. In: Bell Tower, 21.11.2017. http://www.belltower.news/artikel/nominiert-für-den-amadeu-antonio-preis-2017-schluchten-neue-nachbarn-12911 [link-preview url=”http://www.belltower.news/artikel/nominiert-für-den-amadeu-antonio-preis-2017-schluchten-neue-nachbarn-12911″]

Europe

Equal Opportunity: Not for Roma

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An article on the education for Roma in Europe – No such thing as equal opportunity or equal chances.
This is bad.

– Europe’s Roma Do Not Have Equal Education. In: Voa News. 21.11.2017. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/europes-roma-still-struggle-to-get-good-education/4108678.html [link-preview url=”https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/europes-roma-still-struggle-to-get-good-education/4108678.html”]

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Slovenia: Health Program

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An article about a Slovenian Health program aimed mostly at poor Roma, especially at women and children. Good idea, unfortunately, the article manages to put all Roma in the same pot, as usual…
So good program, not so good article, as usual.

– Izobraževanje Romov glede zdravja naletelo na dober odziv. In: RTV Slovenia. 17.11.2017. https://www.rtvslo.si/lokalne-novice/izobrazevanje-romov-glede-zdravja-naletelo-na-dober-odziv/438167 [link-preview url=”https://www.rtvslo.si/lokalne-novice/izobrazevanje-romov-glede-zdravja-naletelo-na-dober-odziv/438167″]

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Nelly’s Adventures and Antitsiganism

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An article about the children movie “Nelly’s Adventures” which perpetuates clichés and sterotypes about Roma and which was funded in part by the sate.
The TaZ is organising a conference on the 22. November on the topic of Antitsiganism and on how to combat it.

– „Staatlich geförderter Antiziganismus“ In: TaZ. 18.11.2017. http://www.taz.de/!5460745/ [link-preview url=”http://www.taz.de/!5460745/”]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Livia Jaroca

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The Hungarian Romni, Livia Jaroca who was recently elected as a vice-president of the European Parliament, recently gave an interview in the Hungarian Press. Well, she is indeed a member of Fidesz, a party that is not exactly known for its kind policies towards migrants (and Roma). In there, she states:
“We would like it if they [the refugees] would understand that we find it important that, after a rapid and effective integration, armed with European knowledge, they would be able to return to their own homelands.”
Seems that Hungary accepted around 1’000 refugees – very quietly indeed. But these words from the Fidesz Party are new.

– BEWARE, THE REFUGEES ARE COMING! IN: The Hungarian Spectrum. 20.11.2017. http://hungarianspectrum.org/2017/11/20/beware-the-refugees-are-coming/ [link-preview url=”http://hungarianspectrum.org/2017/11/20/beware-the-refugees-are-coming/”]

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

Sofia: Interdiction of Carriages

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Horse carriages have been banned “for security reasons” from the centre of town. This means that many Roma who use them to earn their livings will no longer be able to come in the centre and will loose their livelihood.
According to TV Nova, this is more about the image that Sofia wants to project when Bulgaria will be the president of the EU in the first semester of 2018.

– BULGARIE : LES CHARRETTES DES ROMS VONT DISPARAÎTRE DU CENTRE DE SOFIA. In: Le Corrier des Balkans. 19.11.2017. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Bulgarie-Les-charrettes-vont-disparaitre-du-centre-de-Sofia [link-preview url=”https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Bulgarie-Les-charrettes-vont-disparaitre-du-centre-de-Sofia”]

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