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Only seven out of the twenty-five EU Member States have a population that exceeds that of the Roma nation as a whole in the EU’s present and future territory. They are a nation without a state, and are considered a minority wherever they are, even if there are towns in which they represent the majority. If it is the case that many Roma people have become outsiders, unemployed as a result of poor education, and with an attitude that can easily provoke irritation in others, this is attributable to isolation and discrimination. We have a long tradition of driving those people away from one state to another, and of refusing to grant them civil rights because they can be considered aliens on account of their forced moves. In some cases, individuals are given the opportunity of integrating and being accepted by the majority, but the group as a whole is not. There are problems not only in a number of new Member States that joined in 2004 and in the two countries that will be acceding in 2007, but also in such old Member States as Greece and Italy. Since newcomers are refused shelter, schooling and an income, criminal activity represents these people’s only means of survival. That should really improve after the 90% majority for this resolution."@en1
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