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Romanian Senate Committees OK Bill To Change The Term ‘Roma’ To ‘Gypsy’
02.02.2011, 13:36 | Actuality | 1875 views
The Romanian Senate’s committees for human rights and equal opportunities endorsed Wednesday a bill initiated by democrat liberal lawmaker Silviu Prigoana proposing to replace the term “Roma” with “gypsy”. The bill was endorsed with ten votes in favor and three against. The bill states Romanian institutions will refer to people of Roma ethnicity as gypsies. The bill also states attributing negative connotations to the term "gypsy" is forbidden. Read more on Mediafax.ro
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