CAKOVEC, Sept 9 (Hina) - At his keynote speech at a seminar on the education of the Romany in Croatia, a Vice premier, Ante Simonic, on Monday said that the elaboration of a national programme for the Romany minority was listed as a
priority of the incumbent government.
CAKOVEC, Sept 9 (Hina) - At his keynote speech at a seminar on the
education of the Romany in Croatia, a Vice premier, Ante Simonic, on
Monday said that the elaboration of a national programme for the
Romany minority was listed as a priority of the incumbent
government. #L#
Simonic thanked the Council of Europe, which helped organise the
seminar in the northern Croatian city of Cakovec.
An official of the Stability Pact, Michael Guet, who works in the
CoE Romany department, said that Croatia had made progress in this
field.
On Sunday Guet toured Romany settlements in the Cakovec and saw that
they were receiving the necessary utilities and that they would be
legalised.
A local official, Dragutin Lesar, said that of 9,463 Romany in
Croatia, 30.5 percent of them (2,887) were living in Medjimurje
County.
In this county, 20.44 percent (i.e.329) of a total of 1,600 first-
graders this year accounts for the Romany kids. In the 14 primary
schools, 982 pupils are of the Romany origin.
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