Eight governments on Wednesday (3 February) unveiled a plan to tackle the severe social problems encountered by Europe's poorest and fastest growing minority.
Going under the name 'The Roma Inclusion Decade 2005-2015', the plan was launched in the Bulgarian capital Sophia.
Speaking at the launch, Bulgarian Prime Minster Simeon Saxe Coubourg-Gotha said "Every citizen should have the chance of a better life, regardless of his ethnic origin or his religious beliefs".
"Then, and...
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