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Historical movie serioes about the “Gypsies”

The series gives an overview the history of the Roma from the beginnings in Asia to our present days. The presentation takes place on several different layers:

• Roma in 16th - 17th century
• Roma in 18th century
• Roma in 19th century
• Roma in the first half of the 20th century and the Pharrajimos
• Roma in the second half of 20th century

If you are interested to view the whole movie, please contact:
Romedia Foundation
Agnes Daroci H-1011 Budapest, Corvin ter 8. Hungary
e -mail: daroczia % mmi.hu

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What is your name and current position?

Viktoria Mohacsi, MEP

What is your political belonging as a member of the European Parliament?

Alliance of Liberal Democrats for Europe.

Please describe your previous activities before becoming an MEP (short biography).

Arany János Gimnázium, Berettyóújfalu (1989-1993). Philosophy Faculty, Szeged University, Communication Department, Budapest (1997-2002).

Boom Film documentary film series (Dutch), reporter (1996-1999). Joint Eastern Europe Centre for Democratic Education and Governance Assimilated with Syracuse University, education project, expert (1998-2000). BBC World Service Training, Budapest (1998). International Deliberative Democracy Workshop, Washington D.C. (1999). World Bank: Researcher, Roma Programmes in Hungary (2000). Member, Board for Legal Protection of the Roma and Media Aspects, Soros Foundation (1999-2000). Educational Research Institute: Researcher and adviser, research project on segregation of the Roma in schools (2000-2001). Editor, Beszélő television programme, Hungarian ATV. Presenter, ‘Amit szabad Jupiternek’ (What is permitted to Jupiter) human rights magazine.

Ministerial commissioner, Ministry of Education (2002-2004).

What is your opinion about the current Roma situation in Europe?

The post-1989 era in Europe has seen an outbreak of intense anti-Romani sentiment in both Eastern Europe.

Systematic persecution of Roma took place in countries including Albania, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.

At present, anti-Romani sentiment is present in most, if not all, European societies and is extremely high in some countries. Ex. According to one recent survey, 79% of Czechs would not want Roma

The situation of the Roma in Central and Eastern Europe is one of the most challenging poverty issues to emerge during the transition from socialism, no single ethnic group has been so consistently excluded from the opportunities brought about by the transition than the Roma.

The treatment of Roma is today among the most pressing political, social and human rights issues facing EU.

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Foreword

In thousands of languages, in the most diverse climes, from century to century, beginning with the very old stories told around the hearth in the huts of our remote ancestors down to the works of modern storytellers which are appearing at this moment in the publishing houses of the great cities of the world, it is the story of the human condition that is being spun and that men never weary of telling to one another. The manner of telling and the form of the story vary according to periods and circumstances, but the taste for telling and retelling a story remains the same: the narrative flows endlessly and never runs dry. Thus, at times, one might almost believe that from the first dawn of consciousness throughout the ages, mankind has constantly been telling itself the same story, though with infinite variations, to the rhythm of its breath and pulse.

Ivo Andric’s speech
at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1961

And we might say our story to speak in the name of all those who did not have the ability or who, crushed by life, did not have the power to express themselves, we are storytellers for Roma reality in Macedonia, the aim of these stories is to throw some light on the dark paths through which NRC as voice of the Roma is highlightening, the path that leads to equal Roma participation as other Macedonian citizens.

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