Belgium - Bulgaria

Sofia and Brussels in Roma mix-up

Published on 6 December 2010 at 13:06

The Bulgarian press has misconstrued a new Roma integration scheme approved on 3 December by the Flemish government, triggering an “incident” between Belgium and Bulgaria. "Belgium to integrate our Roma,” headlined the Sofia dailySega. Popular dailyStandart also ran a news flash provocatively entitled "Our Roma are welcome in Belgium". Flemish integration minister Geert Bourgeois is fuming and demanding a correction,reports De Morgen. His plan targets Roma already present on Belgian soil, forcing them into menial jobs as a means to tackle unemployment in the community.

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