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09/12/2012 - France

France to scrap Roma return payments by year end

France is to scrap payments that aimed to encourage Roma to return to their countries of origin but did nothing to prevent them coming back to France.

29/11/2012 - France - Romania

Amnesty International calls for halt to Roma expulsions from France

The human rights organisation says France’s Socialist-led government is in violation of international law because it has continued the previous Sarkozy government’s policy of forcible ...

28/09/2012 - France - Romania

Angry locals set fire to Rom camp in Marseille

Angry people living near a Rom encampment in northern Marseille, forced the families living there to flee on Thursday night, before setting fire to what remained of their camp.

25/09/2012 - France

French police bust Roma pickpocket network

French police on Tuesday raided three Roma camps on the outskirts of Paris and detained 10 people for forcing children into pickpocketing on the metro.

The French Interior Minister, Manuel Valls (left) and the Minister for European Affairs, Bernard Cazeneuve (right) discussing the Roma population with Romanian officials.
13/09/2012 - France - Romania

French government reassessing return aid for Roma

The French Interior Minister, Manuel Valls, says his government will reassess the financial aid given to Roma people to help them return to their homeland.

France says it wants to work with Romania and Bulgaria to integrate their Roma minorities.
12/09/2012 - France - Romania

French ministers meeting Romanian government about integrating Roma people

Two French ministers are meeting the Romanian government to discuss ways to improve the living conditions of the Roma people in Romania.

The French government has been criticised for mass evictions of Roma camps this summer
04/09/2012 - France

European Commission VP urges education for Roma children

The vice-president of the European Commission has called for better education of Roma children to prevent future generations from living in illegal camps.

02/09/2012 - France

French press review 02 Sept 2012

French President François Hollande is this week’s big story as the magazines analyse the worries of his government.

31/08/2012

French press review 31 August 2012

Drug wars in Marseille, law and order, the Roma controversy in France and the European economic crisis all find their way onto the front pages today.

30/08/2012 - France - UN

UN slams France over Roma expulsions

UN special rapporteurs have accused France’s Socialist government of fuelling racism against Roma with its recent clearances of travellers’ camps.

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