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"Mr President, I am pleased that both countries have joined the Decade Programme, and they are doing everything they can to ensure that the Roma are integrated as soon as possible. However, the monitoring report describes abuses committed by the police and law enforcement authorities, in both countries. We must continue to monitor the problem areas mentioned.
Segregation in the education sector is already mentioned in the Bulgarian report, but I would very much like to see that this issue is given increased attention in the case of Romania, where the level of segregation is just as high. According to reports of certain civil organisations, 80% of children classed as having learning difficulties are Roma.
Even as recently as a week ago, on 9 May, I received a report of abuses committed by the police. The wounds inflicted on members of the Roma community by policemen of the Romanian authority can be seen on photographs. This is the third case that I heard of within the last six months.
In spite of this, I voted for the accession of both countries. However, the significant difference between the two countries is that while Bulgaria acknowledges the problems related to the Roma population, Romania would like to conceal and deny them. I call upon the Romanian colleagues, the Commission and the Commissioner to ask the competent authorities to change this policy!"@en1
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