roma integration

February 18, 2010, 09:54 CET

More details of Socialist platform revealed

A revised tax regime, motorway development and Roma integration are among the ideas in a 60-page policy platform to be presented by prime ministerial candidate Attila Mesterházy at the Socialists opening campaign rally on Saturday. The document speaks of further... [read complete entry]

February 15, 2010, 10:14 CET

Strasbourg launches inquiry into Roma segregation in schools

The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights is asking the Hungarian government questions regarding discrimination and segregation of the Roma in its education system, MTI learned on Friday. Two Hungarian Roma men, both aged 23 and residents of the village... [read complete entry]

February 03, 2010, 09:32 CET

NGO to sue education ministry over Roma segregation

A NGO which specialises in helping disadvantaged kids has launched legal action against the government for allegedly failing to enforce the law which is supposed to guarantee a level playing field for school children, Nepszabadsag daily said on Wednesday. The... [read complete entry]

January 27, 2010, 09:32 CET

US to help Hungary with Roma integration programme

The United States is ready to share its experiences gained through the integration of Afro-Americans to help Hungary close the gap between its Roma minority and majority society, Lajos Korozs, Hungary's deputy social minister learnt during talks in Washington on... [read complete entry]

December 15, 2009, 07:44 CET

Roma candidate bumped up on electoral list to burnish Socialists' multicultural credentials

Since just about everything Hungary's Socialist Party has touched over the previous few years has gone pear-shaped, the Socialists tried to position themselves as "the" party opposed to racism. Traditionally one of the ways this has been achieved in other... [read complete entry]

October 14, 2009, 09:54 CET

Hungary praised for Roma integration program

Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai and European Union Commissioner for Equal Opportunities Vladimir Spidla praised Hungary's programme to integrate the Roma minority, at a press conference following their meeting in Budapest on Tuesday. "Hungary has a clear-cut programme and may be... [read complete entry]

October 14, 2009, 09:45 CET

European human rights commissioner visits Hungary

The Council of Europe's human rights commissioner visited Hungary on Tuesday and met Erno Kallai, Hungary's minority rights ombudsman and other senior officials to review the situation of the country's Roma. Thomas Hammarberg is on a fact-finding mission to examining... [read complete entry]