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Outrage in France over 'Roma-only' bus service

Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:57:57 +0200

A union representing bus drivers in Montpellier, southern France, has sparked outrage after it proposed the creation of a separate bus service for Roma people following complaints about the “unbearable” smell.

Outrage as French mayor refuses Roma baby burial

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 11:09:00 +0100

The mayor of a Paris suburb was accused Saturday of racism following his refusal to allow a Roma baby to be buried in the municipal cemetery.

Romanian police help tackle crime in Paris

Sat, 07 Dec 2013 12:43:01 +0100

Twenty Romanian police officers are working in Paris to help their French colleagues tackle crime in the capital during the holiday season, Paris police said Saturday.

French police crack Romanian vice ring

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:55:44 +0100

Police said on Monday they have cracked a suspected ring of pimps in central France that forced young women from Romania into prostitution, and made several arrests.

Child pickpocket group arrested in Paris raid

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:27:00 +0200

French police on Tuesday raided three Roma camps in the gritty northern Paris suburbs and detained 10 people for forcing children into pickpocketing in the capital's metro network.

Romania vows 'total cooperation' on Roma

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:19:28 +0200

Romania will provide "total cooperation" with France in its effort to deal with Roma migrants, President Train Basescu told visiting French ministers Wednesday.

Ministers in Romania for talks on Roma

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:19:29 +0200

Two French ministers were due in Romania Wednesday for talks with the government on its Roma community, after France controversially shut down travellers' camps on its own territory.

Roma expelled from Paris camp

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:56:48 +0200

French police on Monday dismantled a Roma camp near Paris, sweeping more than 70 people out just days after the government promised a less confrontational approach to the ethnic minority migrants.

France mulls migration rules after Roma row

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:29:00 +0200

France's Socialist government will Wednesday seek to end a row over its treatment of ethnic Roma migrants in a move that could result in Bulgarian and Romanian citizens being granted the right to work in the country.

Roma in France 'could be allowed to work'

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:44:20 +0200

France will consider giving migrants from Romania and Bulgaria the right to work, the Interior Minister said Thursday in a move triggered by tensions over the treatment of an estimated 15,000 ethnic Roma living in illegal camps.

EU warns France over Roma camp purge

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:02:37 +0200

The European Commission is keeping a close eye on a new French purge on Roma camps to ensure expulsions are not arbitrary and discriminatory, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

Police bust tractor trafficking network

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:23:00 +0200

French police have swooped on a gang caught stealing expensive tractors from car dealers across France before selling them off in Romania.

Beggars banned from Paris hot spots

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:44:06 +0100

Paris police have banned beggars from loitering in some of the city's busiest spots over the festive season.

Paris calls in Romanian police to tackle 'delinquents'

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:29:00 +0100

The Paris police chief said on Tuesday the city will be calling in 30 Romanian police officers to carry out joint patrols in a bid to tackle a "delinquency" problem blamed on Romanian nationals.

French police round up Roma ahead of vote

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:08:00 +0200

French police on Tuesday rounded up some 200 members of the Roma minority from a camp in Marseille in the south, sparking the ire of rights groups six months ahead of presidential elections.