A documentary from Arte about a village in Romania with a large Nato base.
- Cincu, un village qui abrite l’OTAN. https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/120881-010-A/arte-regards/
A Village in Romania
Tag Archives: Settlement
Slovenia and Roma Settlements
Residents of Vrh pri Šentjerneju and Dobravice warn of increasingly unbearable living conditions near the Roma settlement on Trdinova cesta. Roma councillor says it’s not that bad. Residents complain of noise up till after midnight; shooting, even with semi-automatic weapons; and of speeding cars even at night. They say the police doesn’t do anything.
- Sobivanje z Romi: Hrup in streljanje noč za nočjo, policija pride prepozno. In: Svet24. 05.12.2025. https://svet24.si/lokalno/dolenjska/novice/sentjernej-romi-hrup-streljanje-divjanje-romsko-naselje-trdinova-cesta-1865718#google_vignette
Croatia: Living together
The deputy mayor of the Pribislavec Municipality, a Rom, Rajko Kovačić, spoke out, expressing great dissatisfaction at the stop of the work in the Roma settlement aimed at preventing the illegal dumping of garbage. Ther cause of the stop seems to be tensions within the municipal council.
- Rajko Kovačić: ‘Nećemo stati – radimo za čisti, sigurni i bolji Pribislavec za sve!“ 18.10.2025. https://medjimurski.hr/rajko-kovacic-necemo-stati-radimo-za-cisti-sigurni-i-bolji-pribislavec-za-sve/
Croatia: Multicultural Centre
The contract for building a new multicultural centre in the Sitnice settlement in Mursko Središće was signed. With the construction of the Roma Multicultural Centre, the Sitnice settlement will receive a long-awaited space that will be used for work with children, education, culture and various social activities of the Roma community, which will significantly contribute to improving the quality of life and integration.
We’re not sur this is the best help for integration.
- Potpisan ugovor za II. fazu: Romski multikulturni centar Sitnice korak bliže realizaciji. In: Radio 105. 21.10.2025. https://radio105.hr/potpisan-ugovor-za-ii-fazu-romski-multikulturni-centar-sitnice-korak-blize-realizaciji/
Slovakia, Settlement, and Garbage
A series of photos taken in a Roma settlement. Bad.
- SMETISKO Zapáchajúce odpadky s potkanmi hnevajú aj mnohých Rómov. In: Plus 7 Dni. 19.10.2025. https://plus7dni.pluska.sk/gal/domov/krvave-utoky-krik-zien-deti-vyjazdy-policajtov-vojna-romov-osade-vznikla-kvoli-nevere/3?itm_modul=top_article_gallery&itm_brand=plus7&itm_template=article&itm_area=gallery_photo
Bulgaria: Houses Destruction
An investment decision by the Vratsa municipality is forcing some of the residents of the “Mladost” district to leave their homes. The demolition of some of the houses in the neighborhood began this morning.
Initially, four of the buildings that are no longer habitable will be destroyed. The rest are being given a grace period so that people can find new homes. New houses will be built on the site instead.
Roma families live in some of the properties being demolished by the municipality. However, people in the neighbourhood claim that the place has been an arena of tension for more than 20 years.
- “Тук е страшно да се живее”: Събарят къщи в кв. “Младост” във Враца (ВИДЕО). In: BG on Air. 06.10.2025. https://www.bgonair.bg/a/2-bulgaria/396785-tuk-e-strashno-da-se-zhivee-sabaryat-kashti-v-kv-mladost-vav-vratsa-video
French Chronicle …
Not much in France this week … A fire in a Roma camp near Nantes, in Western France; one site also in Wenstern France needs rehabilitation, as it has been too degraded; and one camp being dismantled near Paris.
- EN IMAGES. Incendie à la prairie de Mauves à Nantes : l’extinction totale prendra beaucoup de temps. In: Mavielle Ouest France. 05.10.2025. https://angers.maville.com/actu/actudet_-en-images.-incendie-a-la-prairie-de-mauves-a-nantes-l-extinction-totale-prendra-beaucoup-de-temps-_fil-7006073_actu.Htm#google_vignettev
- Panache de fumées, une centaine de personnes évacuées : feu dans un camp Roms de Nantes. In: France Bleu. 05.10.2025. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/panache-de-fumees-une-centaine-de-personnes-evacuees-feu-dans-un-camp-roms-de-nantes-9600634
- Trop dégradé, le terrain d’accueil des Roms sera réhabilité à Rezé. Im”: Maville Ouest France. 02.1§0.2025. https://nantes.maville.com/actu/actudet_-trop-degrade-le-terrain-d-accueil-des-roms-sera-rehabilite-a-reze-_loc-7002238_actu.Htm?utm_source=RSS_MVI_nantes&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS
- Démantèlement du bidonville de Stains en banlieue parisienne : l’angoisse de l’expulsion pour ses habitant. In: Eopch Times. 30.09.2025. https://www.epochtimes.fr/demantelement-du-bidonville-de-stains-en-banlieue-parisienne-langoisse-de-lexpulsion-pour-ses-habitants-3070606.html/amp
Stara Zagora: Another Article
An action to remove 101 illegal buildings near the Stara Zagora “Lozenets” quarter is underway. In the months before it, 14 buildings were voluntarily removed; another 30 are awaiting a court decision under an appeal procedure. A total of 450 illegal Roma buildings in and near the quarter have been removed in recent years.
- Багери влязоха в ромския квартал на Стара Загора. In: Sega. 25.08.2025. https://www.segabg.com/hot/category-bulgaria/bageri-vlyazoha-romskiya-kvartal-na-stara-zagora
Stara Zagora – Demolitions
The Stara Zagora municipality in Bulgaria has started the demolition of more than a hundred “illegal” Roma houses. According to the municipality, there was no way that these houses could be regularised. A few families have apparently accepted the offers for municipal housing, but most have not.
Bad.
- Преди събранието на партията: Асен Василев е станал единствен председател на “Продължаваме промяната”. In: Dnevnik. 25.08.2025. https://www.dnevnik.bg/burzi-novini/2025/08/25/4822068_burzi_novini_25_avgust/#4822405
- Акцията в Стара Загора за разрушаването на незаконни ромски къщи в квартал “Лозенец” (видео). In: Dnevnik. 25.08.2025. https://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2025/08/25/4822482_akciiata_v_stara_zagora_za_razrushavaneto_na_nezakonni/
Fire on a Beach
A fire on a beach in Otmanli near Burgas, Bulgaria, is being blamed on the nearby Roma settlement, as according to the paper, Roma often use barbecue. They then add that one doesn’t yet know the exact cause …
- Пожар е обхванал плаж Отманли край Бургас (ВИДЕО). In: Era Nova. 22.07.2025. https://www.eranova.bg/pozhar-e-obhvanal-plazh-otmanli-kray-burgas-(video)-15234
Slovakia: Fire
According to a news article, 140 Roma lost their houses because of a fire in their settlement in the Poprad district.
- Over 140 People Lose Homes in Fire in Roma Settlement in Spissky Stiavnik. In: TASR. 22.07.2025. https://newsnow.tasr.sk/over-140-people-lose-homes-in-fire-in-roma-settlement-in-spissky-stiavnik/
Jarovnice, Slovakia
The Atlas of Roma Communities estimates the number of Roma living in Slovakia at over 405 thousand, which is about eight percent of the population and much higher than the official last census, almost by a factor 3. Larger communities live in over 800 villages and towns.
The largest Roma settlement in Slovakia is in Jarovnice in the Prešov Region. About 8,500 Roma live there, and almost a thousand of them live illegally. i.e. their houses are not legally registered.
According to the article, Roma love to live there… This can sincerely be doubted.
- Sme tu radi: V najväčšej rómskej osade na Slovensku žije viac ako osemtisíc Rómov. Pozreli sme sa, ako tam vyzerá bežný život. In: Spravy STVR. 25.07.2025. https://spravy.stvr.sk/2025/07/v-najvacsej-romskej-osade-na-slovensku-v-jarovniciach-zije-viac-ako-osemtisic-romov-pozreli-sme-sa-ako-vyzera-ich-bezny-zivot/
Jarovnice: Remember
The residents of Jarovnice, Slovakia, will never forget July 20, 1998, when six storm clouds combined and brought the most devastating flood in the last millennium. To this day, when it starts to rain, Roma from their houses by the stream run to the hill for safety.
Jaroslav Červeňák was 14 years old when the largest Roma settlement in Slovakia was flooded.
“It was hot and muggy, and then around 2 p.m. it started to rain. At first it looked like a summer shower. Then a big storm hit. Today there would be a warning, but there were no mobile phones back then. People were cooking and washing, no one was prepared for it,” recalls Mr. Červeňák, who lost his aunt and cousin that day.
- Spomienka na horor spred 27 rokov: V Jarovniciach nastal koniec sveta. In: Plus Jeden Deń. 20.07.2025. https://www1.pluska.sk/regiony/spomienka-na-horor-spred-27-rokov-v-jarovniciach-nastal-koniec-sveta
Slovenia: Illegal Houses
The Novo Mesto Municipality recently wanted to implement the decision of the building inspection and demolish illegal construction in the Roma settlement of Žabjak, but the police and the social work centre prevented it from doing so, Novo Mesto Mayor Gregor Macedoni revealed on TV Odmevi on Wednesday.
He also said that the state will have to decide whether we will have one legislation for everyone or not.
The police did not want to provide security during the demolition because not all legal conditions were met, and the Social Welfare Department opposed the demolition of one of the houses because a Roma family with several children lived in it and assessed that the demolition would cause additional social hardship that it would have to deal with.
- Novomeška občina želela rušiti romski črnogradnji, a sta to preprečila policija in CSD. In: Moja Dolenjska. 19.07.2025. https://moja-dolenjska.si/novomeska-obcina-zelela-rusiti-romski-crnogradnji-a-sta-to-preprecila-policija-in-csd/#goog_rewarded
Croatia: Community Centre
According to Milorad Mihanović, president of the Sitnice Local Board “the Roma settlement of Sitnice is one of the more well-organized in Međimurje. It has electricity, water, sewage, paved roads, and even broadband internet.”
About 700 locals will soon get a Roma multicultural centre – a place for education, social events, and also for children to stay. The Roma multicultural centre, a project that aims to enrich the social and cultural life of the community, has been put “under the roof”, and the value of the first phase of construction is 566,000 EUR and the funds were obtained from the budget of the Ministry of Regional Development and European Union funds, the Council for National Minorities of the Republic of Croatia and the Roma Alliance in the Republic of Croatia “KALI SARA”. The main investor and implementer of the project is the City of Mursko Središće.
Now, apparently, there is a drive to rename the street after Veljko Kajtazi, the president of the Kali Sara organisation.
An Australian in Lunik IX
Upon arriving at the tiny apartment, an unexpected sight awaited the Australian woman. Although the apartment building seems cramped, the apartment that the young woman visited did not look any different from a normal Slovak household. The apartment was smaller, but considering what she saw outside, she was surprised by the cozy and clean environment.
Well, stereotypes are hard to kill …
- Austrálčanka navštívila LUNÍK IX: Nezľakla sa, vošla k domácim a v byte ju zaskočili 2 veci. In: Nový Čas. 23.04.2025. https://www.cas.sk/spravy/australcanka-navstivila-lunik-ix-nezlakla-sa-vosla-k-domacim-a-v-byte-ju-prekvapili-2-veci/2
Slovakia, Roma, and Archaeology
The sad story of an archaeological site on top of which there is a Roma settlement in Slovakia. Although everyone agrees the settlement needs to be relocated. The issue, in spite of available funds, is that no one wants to have these Roma as neighbours…
This has been going on for years.
- Raj archeológov: Jánovský farár trávi voľné chvíle medzi zemou a nebom. In: Život. 21.04.2025. https://zivot.pluska.sk/reportaze/raj-archeologov-janovsky-farar-travi-volne-chvile-medzi-zemou-a-nebom/2
Bulgaria: Bulldozed
The Roma neighbourhood of Zaharna Fabrika is currently being destroyed. The houses were deemed illegal. This occurred in spite of a ruling by the European Court of Human Right from April 11th asking for a delay until the ongoing law case is solved.
Shame.
- Bulgaria Bulldozes Roma Enclave in Capital, Ignoring ECHR Ruling. In: Balkan Insight. 15.04.2025. https://balkaninsight.com/2025/04/15/bulgaria-bulldozes-roma-enclave-in-capital-ignoring-echr-ruling/
Slovakia: Housing
The city of Veľký Šariš today began installing new unimo cells for residents who lost theirs in the tragic fire on March 19th with five victims. After today’s installation of the connection on Thursday, the unimocells (container housing units) will be connected to the existing networks, and the tenants should start moving into them from Friday.
It is in such housing units that the fire started. And nothing has really been done to prevent a further tragedy. But this is at least something.
- Na mieste po tragédii vo Veľkom Šariši umiestnili bývanie pre Rómov: Je tam 7 unimobuniek. In: Dnes 24. 10.03.2025. https://presov.dnes24.sk/na-mieste-po-tragedii-vo-velkom-sarisi-umiestnili-byvanie-pre-romov-je-tam-7-unimobuniek-461565
Illegal Houses
The mayor of the village of Torysa near Sabinov has ordered the residents of the settlement to remove illegal buildings. They are using the land on which their homes stand without any legal title. The government’s plenipotentiary for Roma communities Alexander Daško is looking for a systemic solution with the mayor of the village of Torysa. The demolition of 77 illegal dwellings would deprive four hundred Roma of a roof over their heads. Miriam Žiaková, director of the media department of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities, informed about this.
- Čo bude so stovkami Rómov? V osade na východe, kde majú zbúrať domy, hľadajú riešenie. In: Dnes 24. 08.04.2025. https://presov.dnes24.sk/okres/ostatne/co-bude-so-stovkami-romov-v-osade-na-vychode-kde-maju-zburat-domy-hladaju-riesenie-461499
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