Reacting to recent anti-Roma events, Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland said: "Recent weeks have seen many incidents demonstrating a rising tide of anti-Gypsyism in Europe. In Bulgaria, violent manifestations of such racism were triggered by the suspicious death of a non-Roma caused by a Roma car driver. I welcome the steps already taken by the Bulgarian authorities to protect Roma citizens from racist attacks, but such incidents must also be addressed from a broader perspective in order to prevent them in Europe in the future. (more...)

Roma and the Council of Europe