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The issue of discrimination in Romania as reflected by international reports

In Romania, the public perceptions on Roma remain largely negative during the Covid-19 pandemic, and there are no visible positive nar- ratives regarding Roma communities.

https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/ ro_report_-_covid-19_impact_on_roma_en.pdf

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                                                                   The document mentions that harassment of               returning from abroad, and failed to respect the
          Fundamental Rights                                       certain national or ethnic communities is              self-isolation measures. The incident is showing
          Implications                                             marginal, at most isolated incidents. There is         that the new crisis has the potential to fuel the
                                                                   only one Coronavirus-related case, of alleged          already existing prejudices against Roma.
          This document was commissioned by FRA for                discriminatory statements against Romanian
          the project “Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak               citizens returning from abroad.
          in the EU – fundamental rights implications”.                                                                                https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/
          Although the document does not necessarily               On 26 February, a group of football fans forced                     romania-report-covid-19-april-2020_en.pdf
          reflect the official position of the FRA, it is made     a young man of Asian origin to step down the
          available for information purposes only and              subway, on the ground of being infected with

          analyses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic             SARS-Cov-2. This is the only reported incident
          in the EU, and it does not constitute legal advice       of such nature.
          or legal opinion.
                                                                   On 18 March, mass-media reported about an
          The material presents the impact of the COV-             incident in Bujoreni, Vâlcea County, between the
          ID-19 pandemic in Romania on certain                     members of the local Roma community and the
          national or ethnic communities.                          majority population. Apparently, the Roma were

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