Agency: Situation of Roma in Europe ‘Shocking’
VIENNA (AFP) – Deplorable living conditions, gloomy prospects at school and at work: the situation of Roma communities in Europe has not improved despite EU objectives to facilitate their integration, a report by the bloc’s rights agency said on Tuesday.
Across Europe, Roma continue to “face shocking levels of deprivation, marginalization and discrimination,” said Michael O’Flaherty, director of the Vienna-based European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).