French minister accused of racism following Roma comment

Ethnic Roma living in France are considering legal action against Interior Minister Manuel Valls who said in an interview that Romani migrants from Bulgaria and Romania didn’t want to be integrated into society.

Valls, a firebrand Socialist who has continued the much criticised repatriation policies of the previous conservative French government, has defended police raids to break up Roma camps near Paris, Lyon and Lille on health and safety grounds.

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ESO: Background Information: France’s interior minister adopts tough stance http://www.europeansources.info/record/frances-interior-minister-adopts-tough-stance/

ESO: Background information: France kicks out Roma, again http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-kicks-out-roma-again/

ESO: Background Information: Roma exploitation: the end of the dream http://www.europeansources.info/record/roma-exploitation-the-end-of-the-dream/

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