Roma

24/03/2016

Jobbik demands scrapping of Roma self-government

Budapest, March 24 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party has demanded the elimination of national Roma self-government ÖRO, which is associated with recent corruption scandals. Jobbik demands […]
08/03/2016

Ministry withdraws from major Roma programme

Budapest, March 8 (MTI) – The ministry of human resources has said it has withdrawn from a scheme operated by the National Roma Self-Government (ORO) which […]
02/03/2016

Balog hails Roma culture at Holocaust remembrance

Budapest (MTI) – The human resources minister commended Hungarian Roma culture and history at an event in Budapest held to remember the Roma Holocaust. Zoltán Balog […]
08/02/2016

Chief proposes scrapping Roma self-government

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – Roma self-government ÖRO leader István Hegedűs said on Monday that he would propose disbanding the national organisation at its next general […]
03/02/2016

Corvinus University rector orders probe into controversial preparation course questions

Budapest (MTI) – The rector of Budapest Corvinus University has ordered an investigation into its university preparation programme for secondary schoolers after university students in charge […]
26/01/2016

Miskolc mayor pledges to continue dismantling slums

Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – The local government of Miskolc, in north-eastern Hungary, is committed to carrying on with plans to eliminate slums on the city’s […]
22/01/2016

Roma war in Hungary – tempers do not calm down

According to romnet.hu, the registrar of the National Roma Self-Government (ORÖ) considers the decisions of Monday’s meeting illegal, so she “recaptured” her office Thursday morning and […]
15/01/2016

Government pledges EUR 4.76m for Roma colleges

Budapest, January 15 (MTI) – The government has pledged 1.5 billion forints (EUR 4.76m) from European Union funding for colleges of advanced study for Roma students, […]
12/01/2016

Supreme court affirms 3 real life sentences in Roma murders

Budapest, January 12 (MTI) – The Kuria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Tuesday handed down three real life sentences for the murders of six Roma people in […]
03/01/2016

One-fifth of Roma youth graduate from secondary school

Budapest (MTI) – Today 20 percent of Roma youth graduate from secondary school, twice as many as in the first year of operation of the Roma […]
12/12/2015

Council of Europe requests information on discrimination of Roma children in Hungary

Budapest, December 11 (MTI) – The Council of Europe (CoE) has requested information from the Hungarian government concerning an “unrealistically” high number of Roma children sent […]
26/11/2015

Jobbik demands Roma leader’s removal over alleged corruption

Budapest, November 26 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the prime minister to “remove from politics” Florian Farkas, Viktor Orban’s commissioner for […]
21/10/2015

DK dep leader demands Trocsanyi apology over alleged Roma radicalisation comments

Budapest (MTI) – The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on Justice Minister Laszlo Trocsanyi to apologise after comments he is reported as having made yesterday […]
18/10/2015

The internal war of the Hungarian Roma: embezzlement, fraud and complaints

According to Istvan Hegedus, current President of the National Roma Self-Government (ORO), Florian Farkas and his men left a more than HUF 120 million debt, besides […]
01/10/2015

Hungary’s Roma clash over graft, leadership

Budapest, October 1 (MTI) – Hungary’s Roma are “on the verge of tearing themselves apart,” a senior Roma official said on Thursday after an extraordinary meeting […]
05/08/2015

This is how Canada prevents the immigration of Hungarian Roma?

According to alfahir.hu, the Hungarian-language kanadavilaga.com cites the Canadian government’s communication which informs the Hungarian citizens visiting Canada that the country will introduce the Electronic Travel […]
03/08/2015

Roma Holocaust Center commemorates 71st anniversary of Roma Holocaust 

Budapest, August 2 (MTI) – The Roma History, Culture, Education and Holocaust Centre commemorated the 71st anniversary of the Roma Holocaust at an event organised on […]
20/07/2015

Hungary Roma community needs “new self-image”, says Human Resources Minister

Budapest, July 20 (MTI) – The Roma community needs a “new self-image”, one that incorporates both the Roma and Hungarian identity, Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog […]
08/06/2015

Roma murders task force says perpetrators acted alone

Budapest, June 8 (MTI) – A task force of seven law enforcement agencies investigating the Roma murders of 2008-2009 have found that the four men sentenced […]
08/05/2015

Roma murders – Appellate court upholds first-instance ruling

Budapest, May 8 (MTI) – The Municipal Court of Appeal on Friday upheld first instance rulings in the case of Hungary’s notorious Roma murders. The verdicts […]