france vs. romas

Eurosphere roundup: anti-Nazi protest turns violent in Athens; Record public debt in France; Reding slams France for using Roma as election scapegoats

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Athens anti-Nazi protest turns violent   Greek police fired tear gas at anti-fascist protesters who hurled petrol bombs and stones near the Athens headquarters of Golden Dawn on Wednesday (25 September) following the killing of an anti-racism rapper by a supporter of the far-right party.   Thousands of Greeks marched towards the party’s offices earlier on … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: Dutch Elections aftermath, European Economy Reality Check…

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Dutch Elections: “The Political Centre is Back!” from The European Citizen by Eurocentric The centre is back is the news out of The Netherlands today – from De Volkskrant Dutch vote gives Europe extra time from FT.com – World, Europe It is too early to declare the crisis over. The task of creating the institutions … Read more

Meanwhile in Europe… A Eurosphere roundup: Hollande’s love life, France’s Roma policy, News from Eurozone crisis…

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France: New Pro-Roma Employment Policy Strikes a Nerve from Global Voices Online by Chellsy Alis Manning [All links forward to French articles unless otherwise stated] The recurring tensions surrounding ?nomadic? Eastern European migrants have yet again made the news this summer in France. On August 22, 2012, a new policy was enacted by the French … Read more

Meanwhile in Europe: Breivik trial aftermath, Romas in France, ECB decisions, “Romanian summer of discontent …

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Breivik sentenced to 21 years in prison for Norway attacks from Hurriyet Daily News An Oslo court on Friday found Anders Behring Breivik guilty of “acts of terror” and sentenced him to 21 years in prison…   Breivik court verdict: security lessons? from open Democracy News Analysis – by Robert Lambert Now that the legal … Read more

Euro roundup: “Moody’s cuts Cyprus debt rating and much more…

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Recession Warning On Europe?s Periphery from A Fistful Of Euros » A Fistful Of Euros by Edward Hugh As Europe?s leaders struggle to convince markets that their Greek debt problem-resolution-proposals are actually viable, and will really do the trick, last week?s flash PMI readings seem to have attracted rather less attention than they might. Nonetheless, … Read more

Euro roundup: rights of EU citizens; EU’s image problem etc…

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Know your rights as an EU citizen by Grahnlaw Are you moving within the European Union? Are you looking for work in another EU country, or are you setting up shop? Is your employer turning you into an expat? Do you want to spend retirement in another EU member state? Are there family reasons for … Read more

Euro roundup: Reding vs. Lellouche; miniskirt ban in Italy…

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Reding vs. Lellouche: Round Two by Open Europe blog team Following the infamous quarrel over the Roma deportations, EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding isn’t exactly the French government’s préférée. But, it seems, there is one person in Paris who really can’t stand the Commissioner: French Europe Minister Pierre Lellouche. The two are now at it … Read more

Romas left unbacked: EU drops Roma charge against Paris

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EU drops Roma charge against Paris from FT.com – World, Europe European Commission drops planned legal action against France over its failure to implement migration law that was mooted in connection with Roma crackdown Is Europe a la Carte the new Integration Model? from Social Europe Journal by Henning Meyer No, this is not a … Read more

Eurobarometer’s E-Communications Household Survey/ Olivier Roy on ‘Islam in Europe’

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E-Communications Household Survey Europeans are becoming increasingly “digital” according to a European Commission Eurobarometer survey which questioned 27,000 households throughout the EU on their use of internet, telephones and TV. More Europeans are subscribing to broadband internet and digital television in fixed-cost bundled ‘packages’. Increased broadband take-up means even more Europeans are going online with … Read more

Euro roundup: Niquab veil and mini-skirt; Wilders about to become Dutch coalition member…

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“Two young French muslim women decided to protest the recent French ban against wearing veils that cover the face, by walking around Paris in Niquab veil and ….. mini-skirt. Creating quite a stir. French article and video here. English article here.” Found here. Greek taxing madness by Open Europe blog team Today’s gloomy revelations from … Read more

“The Islamisation of Europe is a red herring

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MAIN FOCUS: The Islamisation of Europe is a red herring | 23/09/2010 from euro|topics The success of the right-wing populists in Sweden is being interpreted in public debate as a sign of growing xenophobia directed above all against Muslims. But commentators say fears of an Islamisation of Europe are unreasonable and distract from the issues … Read more

Now Sweden. Far-right march in Europe continues…

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Oktoberfest. More photos here. The Trend Continues ? Social Democrats also lose in Sweden from Social Europe Journal » Blogs by Henning Meyer The news is just breaking that in the Swedish elections the social democrats headed by Mona Sahlin have continued the European trend and have suffered a bitter defeat. Even though the social … Read more

Arrogant Sarkozy attacks Barroso

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Sarkozy unleashes ‘violent’ tirade against Barroso at summit from EUobserver.com – Headline News Sarkozy attacks Roma row critics from BBC News | Europe | World Edition French President Nicolas Sarkozy denounces as “outrageous” comments by an EU commissioner criticising France’s deportation of Roma. Roma issue sparks Franco-German row from FT.com – World, Europe President Nicolas … Read more

Sarkozy’s France: A Land of Intelorance- Roma policy, Burqa ban, Le Monde scandal

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French face veil ban passes last legislative hurdle from Hurriyet Dailynews France’s proposed ban on full face veils in public cleared its last legislative hurdle Tuesday when the Senate approved a bill outlawing the garments. The burqa ban: it’s complicated from FP Passport by Blake Hounshell Roma expulsions: France versus Europe by Grahnlaw It was … Read more

New Eurobarometer report: Europeans, development aid and the Millennium development goals

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Europeans, development aid and the Millennium development goals European citizens continue to show resolute support to aid provided to developing countries. One week before the UN High Level Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals, the survey shows that 89% of respondents consider development aid is important or very important. Two in three Europeans believe that … Read more