News and Events - National Roma Centrum

To Mr. Janez Jansa Prime Minister of Republic Slovenia Cc. Dragutin Mat Minister of Interior of Republic of Slovenia Cc. Matja Hancek Office of the Ombudsman of Republic of Slovenia Honourable Prime Minister The National Roma Centrum (NRC) is a professional non-governmental organization located in Kumanovo, Macedonia, with the aim of representing and stimulating the active participation and integration of Romani people on the principles of the modern multiethnic European society. National Roma Centrum is writing to express grave concern about the recent Roma eviction, and to urge the authorities of Republic of Slovenia to carry out a prompt, thorough and effective investigation. Keep reading…

UEFA Cup events to close FARE Action Week

(2 November 2006) The 7th edition of the FARE Action Week, after hitting the highest point with a series of high profile and grassroots events at the week-end of the 28-29 October, closes with a prominent symbolic action at the UEFA Cup match between FK Partizan and AS Livorno on 2 November in Belgrade. The players of both teams will carry onto the pitch two big banners with the Partizan motto “We don’t divide, black – white, we unite”. The Partizan and Livorno players as well as the referees will wear anti-racism message T-shirts. To demonstrate that racist gestures will not be tolerated both teams will present to their fans a sign saying “POKAZI RASIZMU CRVENI KARTON” (Show racism the red card). After a dispute with the UEFA Keep reading…

To EU Parliament Mr. president Josep Fontelles Borrell Brussels, Belgium Fax: ++32 2 284 93 41 Respected Mr. president Josep Fontelles Borrell Hereby, we are sending strong protest to any act of Anti-Gypsysim in the EU institutions as recently happened in the European Parliament when the observer Mr. Dimitar Stoyanov from Bulgaria via public e-mail conversation had publicly offended the Roma MEP Livia Jaroka from Hungary stating serious Anti Romani observations. This event could be a far more serious threat then it seems at the beginning and represents a strong indicator about the condition and the atmosphere which rules in certain circles and even institutions in Europe. Therefore, we hope that similar acts of racism against Roma will not be allowed and continued in your house as well as you will use your maximum power to inform the Bulgarian Authorities to prevent Mr. Stoyanov from future observation status in the European Parliament.

Asmet Elezovski