The Roma are Bulgaria's problem

The socialist MEP from Bulgaria Kristian Vigenin on Wednesday criticised the EU's stance regarding France's forced repatriation of Bulgarian Roma and called for the creation of an EU commissioner post for European minorities. But Bulgaria must tackle its minority problems independently, writes the daily Denvnik: "You can't just transfer the obligations of national governments regarding their citizens to some mythical pan-European structure. The Roma are one of Bulgaria's most serious problems. Bulgaria must seek solutions to the problem rather than ways to export it. ... The problem lies not only with the Gypsies, but also with 'Gypsisation'. The question is whether the Bulgarians, who supposedly represent the state, will integrate the Roma minority into the foundations of civilised life or whether the minority will manage to engulf the majority. Whether we can slowly but surely civilise the ghetto or whether the ghetto will gradually become our core."

» full article (external link, Bulgarian)
More from the press review on the subject » EU Policy, » Integration, » Minorities, » Demographics, » France, » Europe, » Bulgaria
All available articles from » Boiko Pentchev

» To the complete press review of Friday, August 27, 2010