MACEDONIA MARKED INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
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For the first time ever Macedonia marked the International Roma Day as a national holiday for its Roma people, Macedonian television A1 reports. NGO Nahtari and the Union of Roma in Macedonia have marked the holiday in Šuto Orizari municipality; celebrations were held on the municipal square yesterday.
According to latest surveys 53,879 Roma people live in Macedonia, which is 2.66% of the population.
This is the third year of the The Decade of Roma Inclusion (2005 – 2015) – an international initiative for improving the economic state of Roma people. It is supported by Macedonia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Hungary.
MD: Did you know Roma's in Macedonia have the most rights and freedom than in any other European country? Also Macedonia is probably the only country where Roma's are represented in politics.
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