2nd Group of French-deported Roma Lands in Bulgaria
The second group of Bulgarian Roma deported from France is arriving in Sofia Wednesday afternoon.
Upon landing the Roma will be transferred on another flight to the Black Sea capital Varna because they are said to be from this region.
The first group was sent to Bulgaria on Friday, but the Foreign Ministry reported they left on their own will against EUR 300 per adult and EUR 100 per child as assistance from the French government. There were several reports in local media claiming this first group of 13 migrants consisted of ethnic Turks, not Roma.
The Foreign Ministry informs a total of 41 Bulgarian Roma will be deported.
At the end of July, French Foreign Minister, Brice Hortefeux, vowed to dismantle half of the illegal Roma camps in the country in three months and to sent all who have violated the law in any way back to Bulgaria and Romania.
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