Water – rroma.org https://rroma.org Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:30:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Water – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 No Water https://rroma.org/no-water/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-water Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:30:23 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33708 Residents of the Roma neighborhood “Kremikovtsi” in Garmen have been without water for over two months after the local government cut off supply due to illegal housing and unpaid bills.

For six years, water was supplied from the drinking water pipeline of Garmen, but issues with unpaid bills and deliberate damages led to the service being terminated.

The situation has escalated to regional authorities and political parties, prompting a swift political response.

]]> Bulgaria and Roma Settlements https://rroma.org/bulgaria-and-roma-settlements-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bulgaria-and-roma-settlements-2 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:48:26 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29513 Employees of “ViK – Smolyan” in central Bulgaria, together with police teams, carried out a massive inspection in the Roma neighbourhood of Ustovo, known as “Second Kilometre”. The reason was suspicion of illegal connection to the water supply network.

They found illegal connections. On the other hand, as the municipalities refuse to acknowledge the existence of these Roma neighbourhood, their inhabitants have no other means than illegally tap water and electricity.

Bad.

]]> Slovakia, Settlements, and Water https://rroma.org/slovakia-settlements-and-water/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-settlements-and-water Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:09:32 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=26798 A reportage on a Roma settlement in Slovakia with 3’000 residents, and only one well. Apparently, 6 water points were built with EU funds, but none of them work. Here, they say they are repeatedly damaged by vandals.

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