Hungary must tackle Roma integration

Hungary takes over the EU Council presidency for six months starting January 1, 2011. The country must put Roma integration at the top of its agenda during this period, writes the left-liberal weekly Heti Világgazdaság: "The recent scandal over the deportations of Roma from France makes Hungary's upcoming EU presidency an ideal opportunity for the country to find its true mission, namely improving the situation of the Roma both in Europe and in Hungary. If there is one thing that fits in with the strategy of the Hungarian ruling party Fidesz, then it is this. … From Poland to Macedonia, the integration of the Roma is failing . And in Western Europe, too, the Roma issue is not a subject of indifference. Judging by the pocket money that France gave to the Roma who were deported to Romania, finances are not likely to be an obstacle in finding a solution to the Roma problem."

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