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Current AffairsWorld Roma Festival to address questions on Roma identity in the Czech Republic & the new EU
Since the Czechs joined the European Union on May 1st questions over Roma
identity, tradition, and roles in civil society have become more apt than
ever in the Czech Republic and abroad, questions experts and Roma
representatives aim to tackle in a series of week-long discussions in
Prague. The discussions will be part of the 6th annual Khamoro Festival
now underway, a festival that has become the byword for the celebration of
Roma culture and music.
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Current AffairsCzech Embassy in London rejects report of "Roma siege"
The Czech paper Mlada Fronta Dnes on Thursday carried a dramatic headline
that seemed to confirm British fears of an influx of penniless Czech Roma
after the Czech Republic joined the EU. The headline read "Embassy
under Roma Siege" and the article reports on Czech citizens -
apparently mainly Roma - who had failed to find a job in Britain and had
no money to get back home, and were now demanding help from the Czech
Embassy in London. However, when Radio Prague spoke with David Frous from
the Czech Embassy in London, we learned that the situation was far less
alarming than the Czech daily had suggested.
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Current AffairsAsylum policy, education of Roma, still problematic, says Czech human rights commissioner
The Czech commissioner for human rights, Jan Jarab, on Tuesday presented a
largely positive report to the government on steps taken this past year to
guarantee fair and just treatment for some of the most vulnerable people
in Czech society.
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Current AffairsRoma hold conference to discuss their future in Central Europe
This Tuesday, representatives of Roma communities in the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, and Hungary have come together in the Moravian capital Brno to
find ways of helping Roma to feel less isolated in society and improve
their social standing in Central Europe. Education, employment, health
care, social services, housing, and activities for the younger generation
are being discussed by Roma social workers, teachers, local authority
officials and representatives of ordinary Roma citizens at the two-day
conference, which is part of a broader four-year project. One step to
promote Roma interests in the Czech Republic was already made earlier this
month when the country's first ever Roma Parliament came to being. The
parliament serves as an umbrella organisation and is currently made up of
34 registered organisations and 57 individual members. Dita Asiedu spoke
to David Pesta, the assistant to the chairman of the new Roma parliament,
to find out more:
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Current AffairsUN concerned at poverty in Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia
Three weeks before European Union enlargement, the United Nations released
a report saying that some population groups in the Czech Republic,
Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia are threatened by poverty. While
acknowledging that much progress has been made in the four Central
European states, the UN report says these countries have to come up with
specific policies to fight poverty or they risk having a significant
section of the labour force as unemployable. Kerry Skyring spoke earlier
to the director of the regional office of the United Nations Development
Programme Ben Slay. Kerry first asked Mr Slay what progress has been made
in improving social problems in the region.
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Current AffairsChildren's TV show aims to raise awareness of Roma history and culture
The International Day of the Roma, celebrated around the world this
Thursday, has also been the occasion for a number of events to celebrate
Romany history and culture here in the Czech Republic. This year a series
of specially commissioned children's stories depicting Roma life down
through the ages is being broadcast to coincide with the event.
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