Slovak army to handle Roma disturbances

Amid measures from EU-members to prevent ‘social benefit tourists’ from eastern Europe, Slovakia is sending in the army to deal with its own benefit problems among the Roma.

Recent reforms of the country’s benefit system has led to protests among the Roma communities.

The government has reacted by sending a thousand soldiers to join police forces in the east of the country to quell disturbances.

There have been a number of robberies in shops and supermarkets and clashes o...