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On the eve of the 2nd European Summit on Actions and Policies in Favour of the Roma Population which opens in Cordoba (Spain) on April 8th (the International Day of the Roma), Amnesty International’s Brussels office is calling on the EU and member states “to take concrete action to break the cycle of discrimination, poverty and exclusion experienced by Roma communities in Europe”, a population of almost 8 million people. Romanian daily Adevărul quotes Claudio Cordone, Amnesty’s interim general secretary, who considers that “the EU is failing to hold national authorities accountable when they do not meet their responsibilities.” “There cannot be second-class citizens in Europe, and European leaders must develop a coherent EU framework policy,” he concludes.
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