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ROMANIA'S MEDIA IS A WILLING PARTNER IN THE PERPETUATION OF RACISM, PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION

'GYPSIES ARE THE ONLY GROUP ABOUT WHICH ANYTHING CAN BE SAID WITHOUT CHALLENGE OR DEMURRAL.' EDWARD SAID

Argues that the Romanian media perpetuates rampant racism, discrimination, and prejudice. Particular attention is given to the ill treatment of the minority Roma community.

Draws on personal experience and excerpts from public statements to demonstrate the acceptability of racist and blatantly hateful speech directed against the Roma in Europe in the context of controversial antidiscrimination legislation adopted by the European Union.

In the case of the Jews, there are not merely a few criminals but all of Jewry rose from criminal roots and in its very nature is criminal. The Jews are no people like other people but a pseudo-people welded together by hereditary criminality… The annihilation of Jewry is no loss to humanity but just as useful as capital punishment or protective custody against other criminals. Joseph Göbbels 1944

EUROPE'S ROMA REMAIN HIGHLY SCEPTICAL ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF EU CITIZENSHIP

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Introduction -- What in the World is Roma Diplomacy? -- Towards a Definition of Anti-Gypsyism -- On Diplomacy, Roma and Anti- Gypsyism -- Our Need for Internal Diplomatic Skills -- You Are Not Alone: A Comparative Look at the History of East European Roma and African-Americans in the United States -- The Indigenous People's Movement - A Possible Example for Promoting Roma Issues in the United Nations -- No Longer and Not Yet: Between Exclusion and Emancipation -- Opportunities and Limitations for International Organisations in Addressing the Situation of Roma and Travellers in Europe -- The European Union: A Promoter of Roma Diplomacy -- Roma Integration in the European Union -- The Internet and Public Diplomacy in the Formation of a Non-Territorial Roma Nation -- Rroma and Rroma- Related Groups: The Result of a Forced Naturalisation Under the Pressure of Politically Correct Vocabulary -- Anti-Gypsyism in the Czech Republic -- Roma Women's Participation in Finnish Society -- Removing the Veil over European Union Monies: Challenges of Roma to Access of Structural Funds in Hungary -- Roma and their Participation in Public Administration in Macedonia -- Together in Alliance - The Roma Ashkali Egyptians of Kosovo: The Challenges of a Unified Political Party -- Opening Address -- Liberals Demand Greater Participation of the Roma Community in Europe's Political Process -- The Role of Diplomacy and International Action in Curbing Anti-Gypsyism in Europe -- How Can Roma Diplomacy Use the European Parliament? -- Roma Women in Diplomacy and Politics -- The Role of Civil Society in Facilitating the Transition to Equal Opportunities for Roma -- Concluding Address -- Final Recommendations