Romowie w Austrii i Niemczech - współczesny status prawny a rzeczywistość
The Romani in Austria and Germany - the contemporary legal status versus the reality

Summary/Abstract: In both countries, the Romani are numbered among the recognized minority: in Austria, the recognition took place on December 24, 1993; in Germany in 1995, when the representatives of the government signed the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Although their legal status was regulated the Romani are still discriminated. The purpose of this article is to confront their legal status with the reality. The analysis shows that the recognition of the authorities has not affected Romanies' everyday life. This is still a group located at the fringes of society, with high unemployment rate, low educational attainment and insufficient political aspirations.

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