The Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council (SRS), Majlinda Bregu, said that the situation of Roma in the Western Balkans is not rosy and assessed that the Western Balkan governments' declaration to improve the position of Roma is a good political document.
- The situation of Roma in the Western Balkans is not rosy, 12 percent of the business community said they do not want to employ Roma, and one in four people do not want their child to study in the same classroom as Roma - Bregu told them to reporters at the Western Balkans summit in the framework of the Berlin process.
Following a panel on which the Regional Cooperation Council presented a declaration pledging Western Balkan governments' commitment to the EU enlargement process to intensify efforts to achieve full equality and integration of Roma, Bregu said it was a government document. in a region that will provide guidance on resolving the situation of the Roma, but which will also be a means of civil society, the media and the Roma community to oversee the institutions in the Western Balkans.
