At the initiative of the mayors of 11 municipalities in Slovenia, voters collected the necessary five thousand signatures to submit a package of proposals of changes to laws in the field of social policy and education to the National Assembly. The official aim of this package is to solve the Roma “problem”.

The proposed changes, among others, would pay the social benefits in kind instead of cash for parents not sending their children to school. The same would happen if they are in debt with utilities bills.

There have been severe critics at the proposed changes, with people calling them racist. Effectively, especially the last point on debt on bills, will mean that many Roma families will not have any money left.

• Reševanje romske problematike: zmerjanje z rasisti in Golobovi s figo v žepu. In: Reporter. 13.07.2023. https://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/romska-problematika-zmerjanje-z-rasisti-in-golobovi-s-figo-v-zepu-1072865