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Slovak Romanies protest against eviction

22 October 2012
1 minute read

Tens of Slovak Romanies who were evicted from two houses in Nove Zamky resumed their protests against the measure outside the local town hall today, head of the municipal office Peter Agh told CTK.

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However, the town hall does not feel responsibility for their situation, referring to the new owner to whom the town hall had sold the buildings for one crown some time ago, Agh said.

Government commissioner for Romany communities Anina Botosova said the eviction of the Romanies had violated the laws.

"In transferring the houses in the two streets in question to new private owners, the town hall of Nove Zamky has shed the responsibility for the fate of the evicted Romanies," Botosova said.

Botosova said similar situations occurred increasingly in other towns of Slovakia, too.
The Central Slovak town Puchov recently tried to resolve the problem with rent-defaulters, mostly of Romany origin, by moving them to a different town.

Agh said the town hall did not shoulder any responsibility for the Romanies’ removal.
He said that debts for rent in the flats had reached 3.5 million crowns, while the town hall was spending further money on the surrounding area.

The eviction of Romanies from Nove Zamky was criticised by Slovak Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities Dusan Caplovic on Thursday.

The Romanies started to be removed from the devastated flats on Tuesday. The new owners have offered them accommodation in the houses in the towns of Salov, Tekovske Luzany and Cata.

However, the Romanies dislike the offered housing and are returning to Nove Zamky.
Agh said the town hall had allotted alternative flats to the eight families that owed nothing for rent.

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