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"Roma suffer most discrimination in EU - watchdog
Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:04 AM GMT165
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By Paul Taylor
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Roma minorities are the group most vulnerable to racism in the European Union since the bloc expanded into central Europe, an EU watchdog said on Wednesday.
In its annual report, the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia said Roma -- also known as Gypsies -- faced discrimination in employment, housing and education, as well as being regular victims of racial violence.
'The particular histories and population characteristics of the new Member States mean that the Roma and people from the former (Soviet Union) are often the targets of racist sentiments and acts,' the report said."
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