A few weeks ago city authorities in Ghent, a vibrant city in the north of Belgium, were given a blunt warning.
Social NGO Caritas Catholica told the municipality that hundreds or even thousands of Roma were about to move to the city.
The reason: The Slovak city of Kosice, over a thousand kilometres away, was preparing to tear down some seven apartment blocks where Roma lived, without providing them with alternative accommodation.
Ghent has long been a favoured destination fo...
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