Tag Archives: Populism

Kostadin Kostadinov

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Kostadin Kostadinov

Kostadin Kostadinov, leader of the political party ‘Vazrazhdane’ and presidential candidate, attended a peaceful protest in the Sofia neighborhood of Lyulin, organized by local residents.

The protest was in response to illegal Roma communities causing disturbances, including harassment and public disorder, affecting the residents’ quality of life and had nothing to do with the protest from Roma about loan sharks.

Make Them Work!

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Make Them Work!

The current Slovak Minister of Tourism and Sports, Rudolf Huliak, (Rural Party) presented his proposal regarding the Roma issue on social networks. He claims that the state has been financing dysfunctional programs for a long time and the solution should be greater involvement of Roma in the work process.

However, he has not yet presented several specific parameters of the proposal…

Slovakia, Work, and Roma

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Slovakia, Work, and Roma

Minister Erik Tomáš came up with a catchy name “work instead of benefits”. In reality, it is a populist farce aimed against Roma that will not resolve the issues faced by Roma in Slovakia. The obstacles on the labor market are much more complex than the minister would be willing to admit. Many employers refuse to hire Roma. If you have a Roma surname, even education will not help you.

The minister chose the easiest victims. He painted a picture of a threatening army of people who sit at home all day, take money from the state and refuse to work. To make it sound even more dramatic, he did not forget to mention that this mainly concerns long-term unemployed Roma from marginalized communities.

Slovakia and Populism

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Erik Tomáš, the current Slovak Minister of Labour introduced new laws aimed at cutting benefits to unemployed and reducing the social contributions. He basically wants those who hate Roma to applaud him.

The numbers have remained fairly stable, and it is not just Roma who receive social contrinbutions…

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