11
Apr
2024
International Roma Day - Statement by the President
Madam President, today I will talk about Roma and Sinti women and girls, because gender anti-Gypsyism, as we have just seen, is a political conflict that is at the very heart of the European Union. I want to remember today for that reason Maritza, a gypsy woman who lost her baby because while she was giving birth they covered her mouth, twisted her hands and threatened to break her head and teeth …