Romani (Romania)

Type: City
Name: Romani (Romania)
Country: Romania
Latitude: 46.779999
Longitude: 26.68
population: 4,597
First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 17 mins ago - 1 reports

Amnesty: EU states guilty of racism, homophobia

BRUSSELS - Several EU countries abuse the rights of migrants and ethnic minorities, while others are not doing enough to combat homophobia, Amnesty International has said.The British-based NGO named 24 EU states in its annual report on rights abusers ... [Published EUobserver - 9 hours ago]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Confronting the fascist threat in Europe and abroad

by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In Europe today, and especially in the EU member states, fascism is again rearing its ugly head and is attempting to present itself as a solution to the disorientated and the desperate – to those whose world appears ... [Published Green (Living) Review - May 20 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Germany, other northern states want to ban “welfare tourism” by Romani people

8:15, (ROMEA)A Romani man from Romania, photographed in his shack in the Saint-Denis commune in the suburbs of Paris, France. (Photo: Lukáš Houdek)In the wealthy countries of northern Europe, especially in Germany, which will see elections to the Bundestag ... [Published Romano Vodi - May 14 2013]
First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Romani students from Czech Republic excelling at British school

17:19, (ROMEA)News server Aktuálně.cz has run a photo-essay on Babington Community College in the English town of Leicester. At first glance it seems no different from other English schools, but it is actually a facility serving a very specific population. ... [Published Romano Vodi - May 10 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Norwegian MP tars Bulgarian, French and Romani people with the same brush

15:27, (ROMEA)Anders Behring Breivik, shown here giving a fascist salute, perpetrated a bombing and mass shooting in Norway in 2011 and was convicted of mass murder and terrorism in 2012. His manifesto called for the deportation of all Muslims from E ... [Published Romano Vodi - May 08 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Measures against begging

– The Government proposes a comprehensive plan to limit begging. Begging is undesirable in Norway, but we can not ban poverty. The Government gives municipalities an incentive to limit begging, and we will lower the threshold for deportation of EEA nationals ... [Published Nortrade - May 07 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Travel in Europe: Don’t Be Caught Dead Migrating

Two news bits today concerning Germany’s disposition toward migrants and visitors draw further attention to key Schengen and visa discussion. A report via EurActiv speaks to one side of the German and EU PR aspect, the Roma people being the subject on ... [Published Argophilia - May 06 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Germany: Protest demands 'those who want to stay should stay'

Protest on April 20 against deportations in Freiburg. Photo by Tony Iltis.A 700-strong march wound its way through the medieval streets of Freiburg, in the south-west German state of Baden-Wurttemberg, on April 20 to protest against the imminent resumption ... [Published Green Left Weekly - Apr 29 2013]
First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

US report: Romania has corruption problems

The State Department considers that the country’s judiciary is vulnerable to political influence.Romania continues to be affected by institutional corruption and the judiciary remains vulnerable to political influence, the State Department noted, denouncing ... [Published Nine O'Clock - Apr 21 2013]
First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Roma Education Fund announces scholarships for Romani college students

14:23, (ROMEA)On 29 November 2012, Romani college students who succeeded in winning scholarships from the Roma Education Fund (REF) for the 2012-2013 academic year met in Prague to celebrate. In the Czech Republic, 44 students were supported through the ... [Published Romano Vodi - Apr 16 2013]
First reported Apr 01 2013 - Updated Apr 01 2013 - 1 reports

Roma activists are standing up against discrimination.

Millions of Roma across Europe experience prejudice, exclusion, forced evictions, segregation in schools, lack of access to essential services and hatred that can lead to violence. How do they deal with discrimination on a daily basis and still keep ... [Published fairplanet - Apr 01 2013]
First reported Jan 11 2013 - Updated Jan 11 2013 - 1 reports

Roma inclusion in 2012: no respite in prejudice

Does the EU deserve its Nobel Peace Prize? 2013 is the European Year ofCitizens, dedicated to the rights that come with EU citizenship. It seemsutterly remote and removed from the reality facing millions of Roma across theUnion.   Despite the reassuring ... [Published open Democracy News Analysis - - Jan 11 2013]

Quotes

In the town of Pescara, following the murder of an Italian man by a man of "reportedly" Romani origin, anti-Roma unrest made "Romani families … afraid to go out and take children to school."
"This kind of immigration threatens our common aim to support the mobility of all EU citizens who study, want to build a business, or want to work in other Member States,” reads a letter from the interior ministers to the EUEU Presidency, which is currently held by Ireland, and to the European Commission in Brussels. The German daily Die Welt has published excerpts of it."
"The police can (on the basis of existing legal regulations) stop these international organized groups of Roma, Bulgarians or Frenchmen, because we know from experience that these people disturb public order, and it is also proven that many of them are involved in crime,” declared Sandberg, who also chairs the parliament’s committee on the law. A debate is now being held in Norway on whether to ban begging, which is currently undergoing a sharp rise."
...Daydream Nation-- IMDB says film is about "a city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high schoolschool teacher and a stoner classmate" . I wouldn't know, because I didn't make it past the first 20 minutes. And I was being generous, Allan would have turned it off after five...

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Amnesty: EU states guilty of racism, homophobia [Published EUobserver - 9 hours ago]
Confronting the fascist threat in Europe and ab... [Published Green (Living) Review - May 20 2013]
Germany, other northern states want to ban “wel... [Published Romano Vodi - May 14 2013]
Romani students from Czech Republic excelling a... [Published Romano Vodi - May 10 2013]
Norwegian MP tars Bulgarian, French and Romani ... [Published Romano Vodi - May 08 2013]
Measures against begging [Published Nortrade - May 07 2013]
Travel in Europe: Don’t Be Caught Dead Migrating [Published Argophilia - May 06 2013]
we movie to canada: wmtc annual movie awards, 2... [Published we move to canada - May 05 2013]
Germany: Protest demands 'those who want to sta... [Published Green Left Weekly - Apr 29 2013]
Speech: Roma integration can make key contribut... [Published European Commission - Apr 22 2013]
US report: Romania has corruption problems [Published Nine O'Clock - Apr 21 2013]
Roma Education Fund announces scholarships for ... [Published Romano Vodi - Apr 16 2013]
Roma activists are standing up against discrimi... [Published fairplanet - Apr 01 2013]
Roma inclusion in 2012: no respite in prejudice [Published open Democracy News Analysis - - Jan 11 2013]
Genetic Sequencing Traces Gypsies Back to Ancie... [Published Scientific American - Observations - Dec 06 2012]
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Confronting the fascist threat in Europe and ab... [Published Green (Living) Review - May 20 2013]
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In Europe today, and especially in the EU member states, fascism is again rearing its ugly head and is attempting to present itself as a solution to the disorientated and the desperate – to those whose world appears ...
we movie to canada: wmtc annual movie awards, 2... [Published we move to canada - May 05 2013]
It's time for the wmtc annual movie awards. For my silly rating systems, so far I've done:- Canadian musicians and comedians (2006-07 and 2007-08)- my beverage of choice (2008-09)- famous people who died during the past year (2009-10)- where I'd ...
Roma activists are standing up against discrimi... [Published fairplanet - Apr 01 2013]
Millions of Roma across Europe experience prejudice, exclusion, forced evictions, segregation in schools, lack of access to essential services and hatred that can lead to violence. How do they deal with discrimination on a daily basis and still keep ...
Genetic Sequencing Traces Gypsies Back to Ancie... [Published Scientific American - Observations - Dec 06 2012]
Romani wagon in Germany, 1930s; image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst - Zentralbild (Bild 183) The Romani people—once known as “gypsies” or Roma—have been objects of both curiosity and persecution for centuries. ...
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