ERRC in the Media
For media inquiries, contact Sinan Gökçen: sinan.gokcen@errc.org, +36.1.413.2244 (office) or +36.30.500.1324 (mobile).
The ERRC is one of the key sources for information for international media on Roma rights related issues. The ERRC provides journalists with interviews, research outcomes, publications, reliable updates on recent developments, accurate data and other related material. Links to selected news stories in which the ERRC is quoted or represented in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are presented here.
ERRC media highlights in 2013:
- Financial Times: Italy faces pressure over Roma ‘ghetto’ camps (20 March 2013)
- The Guardian: International focus: Roma people denied social housing in Italy (19 March 2013)
- EUobserver: Hungary awards top journalism prize to anti-Roma broadcaster (18 March 2013)
- HotNews: Ungaria: Cinci mari companii si-au retras publicitatea de la un ziar dupa un editorial impotriva tiganilor (7 March 2013)
- Le Figaro: Hongrie:un éditorial anti-Roms scandalise (6 March 2013)
- La Repubblica: Ungheria, Orban difende la nuova Costituzione e attacca l'Unione europea: "Non intromettetevi" (6 March 2013)
- Global Post: Multinationals pull ads from Hungary paper after anti-Roma slur (6 March 2013)
- Daily Mail: Life inside the Romanian gypsy ghetto that is so grim the town mayor sealed it off behind a wall (28 February 2013)
- Romania-Insider: Comment: UK press bashes Romania again. ‘If times are tough, forget EU rights!’ (18 February 2013)
- Romania-Insider: Romania’s Regional Development Minister expresses desire to tackle Roma housing problems (16 February 2013)
- The Irish Times: Football fans' racist taunts reflect resurgent anti-Semitism, anti-Roma feeling in Hungary (13 February 2013)
- The Independent: The truth about Romania's gypsies: Not coming over here, not stealing our jobs (11 February 2013)
- Al Jazeera: Hungary's right-wing inflames ethnic tensions (5 February 2013)
- Romea: Italy: Forced evictions still continue (17 January 2013)
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Written comments by the ERRC concerning Hungary for consideration by the European Commission on the transposition and application of the Race Directive and on the legal issues relevant to Roma integration.
