EU has double standards

The Bulgarian daily Novinar adopts a harsh tone in the debate about the deportation of Roma from France. The newspaper accuses European politicians of applying double standards as regards the Roma and recalls Bulgaria's failed attempt to tear down a Roma settlement in the middle of Sofia: "The daily Novinar writes that European politicians have double standards when it comes to the Roma, and recalls Bulgaria's attempt to tear down a Roma district in the centre of Sofia which failed due to pressure from the EU: "Four years ago the mayor at the time, Boyko Borisov, tried to rid our city of this eyesore and drive away the troublemakers who on top of it all were keeping horses and pigs in their houses and befouling the neighbouring district with an unbearable stench. Who should turn up right away but the Green MEP Elly de Groen, who subjected our politicians to such pressure that they put their tails between their legs and left the stinking cesspool standing in the middle of this European capital. Why isn't she now protesting in Paris and presenting Sarkozy and his colleagues with an ultimatum?"

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