DEPORTATION OF ROMA

Motion Text

That this House notes with concern that nearly 1,000 Roma have been removed to Romania and Bulgaria from France since July 2010; further notes that freedom of movement and non-discrimination are enshrined in EU lawand that the movement of Roma from country to country is not a sustainable solution; congratulates the EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding for her efforts to ensure the rights of all ethnic minorities in Europe are protected; and calls on the Government to work with its EU partners to seek to find a more permanent solution to the issue of Europe's Roma within the EU model.