Roma

02/11/2016

Government to set up Cziffra György Roma cultural centre

Budapest (MTI) – The government has decided to set up a Roma educational and cultural centre in Budapest, the human resources ministry told MTI. The government […]
01/11/2016

Hungarian Roma have poor school qualifications, jobs

Budapest (MTI) – The Roma have rather poor school qualifications and employment opportunities in Hungary, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Monday, citing a labour market survey […]
22/10/2016

The world admires the Hungarian gypsy village

According to tudathalo.blogspot.hu, the village of Cserdi is dwelled by almost only gypsies, and it used to be a neglected small village at the end of […]
17/10/2016

Hungary’s ombudsman: Poverty, fundamental right to human dignity in conflict

Budapest, October 17 (MTI) – Poverty and social exclusion are in conflict with the basic right to human dignity, Hungary’s deputy ombudsman said on Monday, which […]
28/09/2016

Balog: European Roma must remain on agenda

Berlin, September 28 (MTI) – The issue of European Roma must not be taken off the agenda, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told an event celebrating […]
19/09/2016

Council of Europe: Hungary needs to do more to fight discrimination against Roma

Budapest, September 19 (MTI) – Most national minority representatives have reported an overall favourable situation in Hungary but there are several issues that need to be […]
19/09/2016

Jobbik: Here is the government of “election racism”

Budapest, September 19 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party on Monday called on the government to reconsider plans to spend 91 billion forints (EUR 296m) on Roma […]
25/08/2016

Weekly govt press briefing about Rio Olympics, quota referendum and other important decisions

Budapest, August 25 (MTI) – The government considers sports as a “strategic sector and a national cause”, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a weekly […]
17/08/2016

Roma foundation used to skim off public funds?

Budapest, August 17 (MTI) – An educational foundation associated with Flórian Farkas, the prime minister’s commissioner on Roma affairs, is merely a “drain” for public funds, […]
02/08/2016

Roma Holocaust Memorial Day in Hungary

Budapest, August 2 (MTI) – There is a need to remind future generations of the dictatorships of the 20th century and commemorate the victims of the […]
16/07/2016

Ombudsman’s office condemns discrimination of Roma in airport checks

Budapest (MTI) – The check-in process for international flights must not involve discrimination, nor must airport personnel humiliate passengers or harm their dignity, the office of […]
09/07/2016

Human resources minister evaluates national Roma integration programmes

Budapest, July 8 (MTI) – Indicators show that the living conditions of Hungary’s Roma have improved in almost all areas over the past two years, Human […]
09/06/2016

Jobbik: School violence linked to regions with higher Roma populations

Budapest, June 9 (MTI) – The Jobbik party on Thursday urged the government to draft a strategy to reduce school violence and suggested the problem was […]
31/05/2016

Official reports improved Roma poverty indicators

Budapest, May 31 (MTI) – Poverty risk indicators for the Roma population have significantly declined in the past 2-3 years, an official at the human resources […]
28/05/2016

Human resources minister surprised by EC infringement procedure over school segregation of Roma children

Budapest (MTI) – The human resources minister said in a letter to European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans that he was surprised that the EC had […]
26/05/2016

EC launches infringement procedure against Hungary over segregation of Roma children in schools

Brussels, May 26 (MTI) – The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary over the segregation of Roma children in schools, the commission announced […]
18/05/2016

National Roma government operates as “mafia”, says member

Budapest, May 18 (MTI) – Hungary’s Roma self-government ÖRO “operates like a mafia”, László Vajda, a deputy in the organisation, told a press conference on Wednesday. […]
17/05/2016

Roma resistance day marked at ombudsman’s office

Budapest, May 17 (MTI) – An exhibition and presentations were held at the ombudsman’s office on Tuesday to remember the unidentified Roma victims of the Holocaust […]
12/04/2016

ECHR rules Hungary failed to adequately investigate racially motivated abuse

Brussels, April 12 (MTI) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday ruled against Hungary in a non-final ruling, stating that an applicant’s allegations […]
30/03/2016

EUR 5 m Roma inclusion initiative launched at CEU

Budapest (MTI) – A European funding consortium has established a 5 million euro initiative at the Central European University in Budapest to improve the situation of […]