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Roma groups cautiously welcome new EU social plan
Roma community and human right groups cautiously welcomed a new plan launched by the European Commission this week. It aims to improve social and economic integration of Roma community into the society.
Roma discrimination in the CR is getting worse, says UN report. Czech governement disagrees
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay on 4 March presented her annual report to the Human Rights Council. She said that discrimination rate against Roma in the CR is getting worse. Czech human rights minister disagrees
Czech Roma most discriminated minority in the EU, FRA report claims
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published a report evaluating minorities´ situation in member states. Report is based on interviews with nearly 23 thousand of immigrants and members of minorities. Document says that the most discriminated minority in the EU are Roma in the CR.
Does the EU solve effectively the problem of socially excluded Roma people?
EU Platform for Roma Inclusion whose aim is to support Roma inclusion into the majority population in the EU countries met 28 September for the second time. Experts on Roma issues criticised mostly policies focused on Roma population as well as separation of support programmes for these people from other social programmes.
