Bulgaria, Romania take joint action on Roma repatriations
30/07/2010
SOFIA, Bulgaria/BUCHAREST, Romania -- Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said on Thursday (July 29th) that Sofia and Bucharest are taking joint measures to ensure that Roma facing expulsion from France are repatriated to their homelands. Authorities in Paris announced on Wednesday that they plan to dismantle all illegal gypsy camps within three months and will repatriate Roma who have committed crimes. The move came after a violent clash with police in early July. Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc, whose country is home to the biggest Roma community in Europe, said all European countries have a "common obligation" for the millions of gypsies on the continent. (DPA, Novinite, AP - 29/07/10)