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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Slovenian law for the protection of the Roma
"It comes a little too late," Samo Trtnik comments on the new law for protection of Roma as an ethnic minority proposed by the Slovenian government on Thursday. The law foresees special rights for Roma regarding protection of their language and culture, and would guarantee them a seat in the Slovenian parliament. Up to now only the Hungarian and Italian minorities had been granted this special status in Slovenia. "The law will make its way through parliament and, according to the government, will be passed by the end of this year... However, it's more likely to take until the end of next year." Trtnik speculates on whether the law would have helped a Roma family that was forced out of a town in eastern Slovakia last October. "Perhaps it would have, perhaps not. But it certainly would have been a lot easier to find a solution to the problem."
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The Price of the Schengen Agreement
Samo Trtnik is concerned that Slovenia's joining the Schengen Agreement "as a test before Slovenia takes over the EU presidency" will come at a high price. "Slovenia expects to encounter the most problems with infrastructural delays at sea ports and airports. But it also expects to have difficulties on the EU's outer borders with Croatia. The main challenge here is networking the checkpoints with the Schengen information system (SIS II). "Calls for more investment in this area are justified, but will cost the country a considerable amount in financial resources. The government is at a dead end in this respect. The implementation of the Schengen agreement requires investment and readjustments. Slovenia, however, is supposed to be cutting costs."
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