World news about “Roma” published by euronews.
Are Roma citizens being treated equally in the EU? “My name is Vincent, and my question concerns what happened to the Roma one year ago. Is it normal they were removed from France when they are in the Schengen… 13/05/2011
Bonus: Antonio Pappano Here are a few excerpts from our interview with Maestro Antonio Pappano, Music Director of Italy’s Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He talks about… 27/01/2011
Antonio Pappano celebrates Mahler’s Sixth Mahler’s Sixth Symphony opened this year’s season at the Auditorium in Rome. 2011 celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Bohemian composer’s death. On… 27/01/2011
Romanian mayor fined over ‘Roma wall’Anti-discrimination officials have fined the mayor of a northern Romanian town for building a wall between a Roma neighbourhood and a main road. They have… 18/11/2011
Bulgarian rally against Roma gypsiesAround 2000 Bulgarians have protested against minority Roma gypsies in central Sofia. The groups have called for everyone living in the country to be… 02/10/2011
Roma shops burnt after death of Bulgarian manThere have been widespread protests against the Roma minority in Bulgaria after the death of a Bulgarian man on Friday. Fury against the Roma has been… 27/09/2011
Scores of babies infected with TB in RomeAt least 79 babies born at the same hospital in Rome have been infected with tuberculosis. Authorities say screening was ordered after a nurse who worked at… 01/09/2011
Navarro-Valls remembers Pope John Paul IICrowds have been leaving Poland for Pope John Paul II’s beatification mass at the Vatican. Ahead of the ceremony euronews caught up with Dr Joaquín… 30/04/2011
Pope singles out Libya in Easter addressThe pope focused on suffering being endured in the world during his Easter Day ‘Urbi et Orbi’ address at the Vatican. Before a congregation of 100,000… 24/04/2011
Vigilantes force Hungarian Roma out of villageAn unhappy Easter is in prospect for the mainly Roma residents of one village in northern Hungary, from which hundreds of mostly women and children have been… 23/04/2011
Four children dead in blaze at illegal Roma campThe Mayor of the Italian capital has demanded special powers to rehouse Roma families after four children were killed in a fire at an illegal camp. Police… 07/02/2011
Roma Rhetoric Rolls OnFollowing the controversial expulsions of Roma from France, the rhetoric rolls on. Parties from both left and right united at the Parliamentary Assembly of… 07/10/2010
France gets more time to justify Roma expulsionsThe European Commission has decided not to launch legal action against France over its expulsion of Roma migrants but rather give Paris more time to prove the… 29/09/2010
Victimisation of Roma hot question at EU summitFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has given little indication among EU leaders today of any human rights heat under his collar. His manner on arrival for a… 16/09/2010
Victimisation of Roma centre stage at EU summitFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is fighting to limit his isolation among EU leaders today. A battery of international human rights condemnation is trained on… 16/09/2010
EU summit could include Roma and UN questionsA meeting of the 27 EU heads of state and government this Thursday in Brussels is expected to give vent to European concerns surrounding France’s handling of… 15/09/2010
Brussels gets tough with FranceIt is being described as a crisis without precedent between the European Commission and a large member state. The EU Justice Commissioner in Brussels is… 15/09/2010
French government rejects charge of WWII-like Roma agendaThe French government has lashed out at European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding, after she made comparisons with ethnic persecution in WWII in… 15/09/2010
France angry at WWII allusion linked to RomaThe French government has lashed out at the European Commission, after one of its vice-presidents went unusually far in criticising the crackdown on Roma… 15/09/2010
Commission condemns French Roma deportationsThe European Commission may take legal action against France, branding its expulsion of Roma migrants a disgrace. It follows condemnation from Euro MPs last… 14/09/2010
France’s Roma repatriation drive slammed by UNThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has added her voice to criticism of France over its drive to repatriate Roma living in illegal camps. The latest… 13/09/2010
France stands firm on Roma expulsionsFrance has refused to stop its controversial deportation of Roma despite calls for an ‘immediate suspension’ by the European parliament. Almost 1000… 10/09/2010
EU to vote on Roma expulsions todayThe European Commission has been accused of failing to protect members of the Roma community deported from France. Nearly a thousand people have been sent to… 09/09/2010
Roma rights and funding firmly on EU agendaPresident Jose Manuel Barroso of the European Commission did not mention France by name in his state of the union speech in the European Parliament. On the… 07/09/2010
Bucharest protest over French Roma policyFrance is coming under more pressure over its mass expulsions of members of the Roma community. A protest has taken place outside the French embassy in… 06/09/2010
Protests across Europe against France’s expulsion of Roma peopleIn Rome demonstrators took to the streets to protest against France’s expulsion of Roma people. About 1,000 returned to Romania and Bulgaria from France last… 05/09/2010
Roma protest kicks off week of demonstrations in FranceA week of protests in France has begun with a march in Paris in support of the Roma. Thousands of members of the nomadic group have been sent back to… 04/09/2010
Hungarian far-right want Roma forced into campsSome Hungarians resentful of their country’s large Roma minority want them forced to live in camps. The leading far right Jobbik party has added its voice to… 03/09/2010
Roma freedom stoking political debateTechnical meetings on the legality of expulsions of Roma from from France to Romania and Bulgaria are taking place in Brussels. Freedom of movement for … 03/09/2010
French cash for evicted Roma perverse, says MEPRoma returning to Romania from France are at the centre of highly charged procedures taking place in Brussels. This concerns the right of freedom of movement… 02/09/2010
French defend Roma expulsions in BrusselsFrance’s ministers for immigration and European affairs have been discussing the controversial repatriation of Roma from French territory with the European… 31/08/2010
French Roma moves and the EU dimensionFrance’s immigration and Europe ministers have been discussing the controversial repatriation of Roma from French territory with the European Justice and… 31/08/2010
France urges EU solidarity for expelled RomaChildren and European solidarity are being linked to France’s Roma expulsion policy — with illegal encampments lying in tatters. Meetings between national and… 30/08/2010
France rejects critical UN reportFrance has defended itself against criticism from a United Nations committee over its Roma repatriation programme. Hundreds of Roma have been deported this… 28/08/2010
UN condemns France’s Roma expulsionsThey are members of the EU’s biggest ethnic minority. And now, France’s crackdown on the Roma community has been flagged up by the United… 27/08/2010
Roma camp demolished in northern FranceFrench authorities have demolished an illegal Roma camp in Lille, northern France. Its occupants don’t want to leave. They claim they will be mistreated if… 26/08/2010
France, Romania conclude talks on Roma policyFrance and Romania have ended two days of talks with promises from Bucharest to do more to improve conditions for its large Roma community. An estimated 284… 26/08/2010
