The repatriation of nearly a hundred Roma in France accused of racial discrimination
AP French government on the 19th almost a hundred Roma (Gypsies) Romania sent back to their countries of origin. This is the end of last month, French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivered a speech on law and order and said that the Roma and other groups ready to take strict control measures, the government for the first time a large number of Roma deported.
According to French media reports, 19 were Roma repatriated from Paris and Lyon were two boarding, will arrive in Bucharest later in the day.
According to the French Government's plan, before the end of this month, about 700 Roma living in France, was sent back to their countries of origin Romania and Bulgaria.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace last month on the 28th special meeting to discuss the internal security situation and introduced a number of Roma and other relevant norms of "Sojourner" stay of measures. Interior Hortefeux announced at the meeting, the French government will crack down on the 3 months half of non-Fa Luomu persons "living people" live. Part of the Roma people in their place of residence being phased out, the choice to accept "voluntary repatriation", and received the French Government to provide compensation.
However, the European Commission reminded the French to comply with the principle of free movement of persons within the EU, Romanian Foreign Minister also expressed concern about the large-scale repatriation of the Roma action may lead to xenophobia, the French domestic opposition parties accused the government of this racial discrimination suspected.
but the French president stressed that the Government introduced measures aimed at remediation activities in the fight against crime, rather than specific groups.
