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News Western Europe

Milan: Movement on Rroma Issues?

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Milan: Movement on Rroma Issues?

The new mayor of Milan, in recognition that his election was also partly due to the vote of the local Rroma, is starting a new ini9tiative to resolve the issues this minority faces in the city. It aims at finding solution for the camps around the city as well as to promote the integration of Rroma in the city.

Good!

News Eastern Europe

Pollak again

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Pollak again

A review and views on the work of Peter Pollak and his impact on Rroma issues. This highlights also the fact that a single Rrom in a parliament is bound to face issues and be seen as failing, and also that there are many established institutions who prefer “their” Rroma reality to the hard facts …

Hard job, long term, and impossible hurdles.

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia: Pollak Resigns

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Slovakia: Pollak Resigns

The government proxy for Rroma affairs, Peter Pollak resigned from his pots on April 4th. Pollak was very much engaged in improving the situation for Rroma in Slovakia, he himself running a school in Jarovnice.

A successor will be nominated by the Most-Hid coalition.

News Western Europe

No Racism???

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No Racism???

Not acceptable. Gilles Bourdouleix’ condemnation for racism for having said that “Hitler probably did not kill enough of them” has been slashed. The reasoning from the judges is quite special: He did not intend these words to be made public… But he told them, so he is certainly racist.

SHAME AND PROTEST!!!!

France News Western Europe

France: The FN using Rroma

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France: The FN using Rroma

The French Front National, the extreme right party is using Rroma in their populist discourse for the upcoming local elections in France. This is even used to gain electors in other communities such as Jews …

SHAME!

News Western Europe

Ankara assigns a Rroma advisor to the PM

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Ankara assigns a Rroma advisor to the PM

The Turkish government named a Rroma advisor to the PM in order to further their existence, integration and to launch a series of reforms.

In view of the prevalent very negative views on Rroma in that country, and in view of such examples such as Sulukule, we hope that this will be successful.

News Middle East

Turkey: Main opposition party fields a Rrom candidate

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Turkey: Main opposition party fields a Rrom candidate

Turkish opposition Republican’s People party fielded a Rrom candidate in one of the Western Turkish provinces in Izmir. The Rrom candidate in on fifth position in the party’s list for that circumscription. We wish him all the luck!

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