The change movement met with V.Reding in Bulgaria
Date 25 July 2013 Author Roma React Category Uncategorised
Four representatives of the movement "The Change!", a group of 35 Roma led NGOs from Bulgaria, took part in the civil dialogue with Viviane Reding, held on 23 July 2013 in the Central Military Club in Sofia.
The question that was raised by the representatives of "The Change!" was the following:
"Mrs. Reding, the talk on Roma integration is part from the conversation about human rights as well as for the future of Europe, since Roma are untapped opportunities for both Bulgaria and Europe. Three months ago, Roma led NGOs left the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Integration Issues in protest that this structure does not make real consultative process, but only an imitation of actions. We want real civil dialogue. For 3 months the government has been pretending that no such problem and do not want to hear us. Our question is, what European Commission intends to do to encourage the national governments to genuine dialogue with Roma NGOs and civil society organizations in general, and how the EC intends to make a real civil dialogue at European level since, I assume, you agree that the European Roma Platform is poor form? "
In response to this, Mrs. Reding made the following comments:
“I am the first Commissioner who took up the fate of the Roma during, you remember, when whole families, whole groups of ethnic minorities were deported from France. And at one point I said to President Sarkozy: "Enough!" He still has not forgiven me for that.
Since then, we have a Roma Platform in Europe and each Member State has a program for Roma to change their fate. 10 million people live below the poverty line, that is to say, it has to be changed the housing, health, employment and the most important thing for me is education, because if Roma children do not go to school, the next generation will be in the same difficult situation.
Therefore I have been urging each Member – State and, believe me, it is not easy, not easy at all ! Nowhere it is easy! It takes my nerves and a lot of effort to insist and insist and insist, because … no one wants to lose the elections! And so we need to help these people to get out of poverty. For three years this has been in my portfolio and I will continue to do so, but also Roma must get out of this situation, not only waiting for the government, for the mayor or for the district administration. Roma communities must help themselves get out of this difficult situation!"
Liliya Makaveeva
Executive director of Integro Association
7200 Razgrad
4 "Osam" str.
Bulgaria
Tel. 00359 84 66 10 26
www.integrobg.org
Executive director of Integro Association
7200 Razgrad
4 "Osam" str.
Bulgaria
Tel. 00359 84 66 10 26
www.integrobg.org
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