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The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) lifted the lid on this matter with its new survey on Europe Union Minorities and Discrimination, published this week.
The EU-MIDIS II report was based on input from surveys of 25,000 people of various ethnic minorities, among them 7,947 gypsies from Spain, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary and Romania, as well as Portugal; countries that account for 80 percent of Europe’s Roma ethnics, plus 33,785 other individuals.
According to the FRA, 71 percent of Portuguese gypsies suffered an episode of discrimination within the past five years, while 47 percent claimed to have beendiscriminated against in the 12 months preceding the inquiry, which is one of the worst results of the countries surveyed.
Portugal’s gypsies said they felt the most prejudice when looking for employment.
The FRA said even when compared with the first report, carried out in 2011, “the prevalence of discrimination against gypsies when looking for a job rose substantially for Portugal’s gypsies”, but added that that particular type of discrimination only dropped in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.
Regarding finding a job, 47 percent of Portuguese gypsies complained they had been discriminated against, in comparison to the 16 percent average of the aforementioned nine countries (M9P).
Eleven percent of national gypsies said they had suffered discrimination in the workplace, 38 percent in public or private services, two percent in education, five percent in finding housing, and five percent in health services, the latter three categories being significantly below the M9P average.
Regarding general discrimination due to ethnic origins, one in every two gypsies of the M9P said they felt it was something that is relatively or significantly widespread in their countries.
On the other hand, only five percent of Portugal’s gypsy respondents said they had made a formal complaint due to situations of discrimination that took place in the past 12 months, which is significantly below the 12 percent average of the M9P.
The report further highlighted that in Portugal, Greece and Romania “almost none of the gypsies surveyed knew of any support organisations” and only 36 percent of the total respondents said they were aware that laws exist, banning discrimination based on the colour of skin, ethnicity or religion.
“The results differ considerably between countries, with the lowest level of knowledge being in Portugal”, the report concluded.
Portugal’s gypsies feel they are among the most discriminated against in Europe
Almost half of Portugal’s gypsies said they felt they were discriminated against at some point during the past year and, according to a new European report, feel they suffer the most prejudice against them of gypsies from nine different European countries.
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Maybe because many of them are thieves,plain and simple.
They send their children to ride around on mule driven carts where they stand up peering over fences looking for things to steal.
They ignore the laws the rest of us have to obey.
Become part of society and contribute and stop complaining.
By James from Algarve on 03 Dec 2016, 11:25
Maybe because many of them are thieves,plain and simple.
They send their children to ride around on mule driven carts where they stand up peering over fences looking for things to steal.
They ignore the laws the rest of us have to obey.
Become part of society and contribute and stop complaining.
By James from Algarve on 03 Dec 2016, 11:32
From my personal (limited) experience with Gypsies, they may have been discriminated against but they are not being pre judged.
By Joao Azevedo from USA on 04 Dec 2016, 01:29
They always lived as they want .
Work Is a complicated thing for them,
Kids dont go to school .
They are rude and mean to anyone else that not a Gipsy .
They are racist to black people .
They all receive "Intregation" benefits of around 1000 Euros a month ,albeit they have been here for Centuries. Perhaps Instead of give them money ,make them look at their own belly .
By Ricardo Porto from UK on 06 Dec 2016, 12:33
I wish the person who wrote this article to be robbed by a gypsy.
Gypsys say they are discriminated yet there are ZERO lawsuits from their pair against being discriminated.
Gypsys received to date millions of euros JUST FOR BEING GYPSYS
Gypsys call discrimination to when people call on them stealing and claiming benefits from scams ( using the same child 4 5 times with different names )
Why is that our jails are Full of gypsys?
They should be even fuller of more gypsys if political correctness and double standards didn't exist
"According to the FRA"... NEVER SEEN ANY FRA anywhere close near a gypsy... Made up surveys from a political correct and corrupt organization ( the EU) who doesn't see that these parasite minorities take 10 times more than what they give amd its ok because political correctness thrives in the fabric of modern society.
In america this would never come to pass.
Doesn't matter anyway. Eu corrupt and UNELECTED leaders now are importing terrorists from the middle east making gypsys obsolete... Muslims are the new level of parasite
By Müller from Other on 29 Apr 2018, 16:03
I have zero empathy for gypsies residing in Portugal. The are uneducated, violent lazy bunch. They are also very racists.
By paul clarke from UK on 09 May 2018, 19:44
Portugal is the Biggest Racist country that i have ever lived in. I feared for my life there and i consider myself lucky that my family got out alive! I have never lived in such poverty (Sopas dos Pobres everyday) 40% unemployment rate and 60% of the population earn less than $932 USD per month, and that’s considered Middle Class here! Within the European Union it is the worst of the worst place to live.
The bottom line is the bulk of the People in our poor country exist in a brainless comma that is fed by Ignorance, anti-Spanish hate, and severe Racism of pretty much everybody that isn’t Portuguese! And, Portugal started the Global Slave Trade in 1441 so it is definitely NOT a safe place for Blacks!!
I found important websites that explain the Severe multi-generational Racism and Hate that exist in Portugal today, and i highly encourage all to read them and spread the word in order to avoid innocent, and desperate people from living or visiting there. Get educated on the Truths about Racist Portugal now.
1) https://www.theroot.com/a-white-journalist-discovers-the-lie-of-portugal-s-colo-1790854283
2) https://saynotoracistportugal.neocities.org/
3) http://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/routes/places-involved/europe/portugal/
4)SOPAS DOS POBRES EVERYDAY IN PORTUGAL BECAUSE OF NON EXISTENT ECONOMY:
https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/pais/764453/sopa-dos-pobres-foi-criada-ha-anos-mas-ainda-existe-problemas-persistem
5) http://www.ipsnews.net/2011/10/portugal-crisis-pushes-women-into-prostitution/
6) https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/06/the-mystery-of-why-portugal-is-so-doomed/276371/
Be SAFE friends. Hugs.
By pedro lopes from Madeira on 19 Aug 2019, 07:31
I'm so sorry to hear that! No one is better than anyone else I really wish that every one would get along.this world belongs to everyone!
By Lizete from USA on 18 Mar 2020, 03:37
Mate, if Portugal was actually the most racist country in the world I would be pretty happy cuz im the only racist person I know off, and I know alot of people. Stop talking about s*** you dont know about; they literally leech every citizen with taxes for their welfare beneficts, even tho almost none of them actually deserve it.
By Thomas Marqeye from Lisbon on 03 Jul 2020, 15:57
You have to stop attacking native Portuguese. Portugal was an internal colony for many years and the people struggled, it was a vulnerable country often exploited by other including the English who acted like colonials and some still do. It is the Portuguese natives that suffered from illiteracy and poverty, among others. Then they had the Revolution in 1974 and now they are being exploited again by ignorant extremists who want to victimise Portugal using excuses like colonialism and racism and manage only to provoke resentment.
By Maria from Lisbon on 06 Jan 2022, 22:23
Pedro Lopes: You have no evidence that "Portugal is the Biggest Racist country" because this is simply based on the unnamed countries you have lived in and your subjective assumptions. Portugal has suffered poverty for years, not just you, as you evidence in your statistics. As for racism, there have always been black people in Portugal, some with status and respected by others, so that doesnt make sense. Many people think it is actually one of the best places to live within the EU. Hating everyone "that isn’t Portuguese" is not "racism", and you don't provide evidence for your extreme claim or show any cultural awareness of the native Portuguese. The black slave trade was enabled by black Africans, although there is nothing to commend it, and did not persist in Portugal as long as in other countries, there was already general slavery in the Iberian Peninsula. I agree that people should be discouraged from living there, although you don't say which people, mainly because it is being ruined by tourism which has caused the social cleansing of local communities in Portuguese towns. The websites you cite are in fact subjective, biased, and ignore cultural issues. Yes it is sad that prostitution has increased, but hardly surprising under the economic circumstances, personally I don't think it should be legalised as an acceptable profession, as the website states, as the profession of "sex worker" perpetuates the objectification of women.
Be SAFE friends. Hugs.
By pedro lopes from Madeira on 19 Aug 2019, 07:31
By Maria from Lisbon on 06 Jan 2022, 23:06
There are good and bad folk in every race, there are nice and nasty people too. Do people say that they are targeted more by people of colour? Do they say that the drug takers or alcoholics don’t do this? It is a matter of race and persecution! Fact!
By Lisa Lucken from UK on 10 May 2023, 08:54