The EU and the World Bank launched several programs and initiatives aimed at improving the situation of the Roma. The final episode of the "Gypsy" series examines several possible future scenarios - some happy, some dark. Between 5 and 10% of Roma follow the custom of early marriage. Those from traditional communities attract the attention of Delia Grigore, an ethnologist. It is a socially important union between two families who decide to marry, for the primacy of the collective good - a rule in traditional societies - and, in fact, for a prolonged betrothal, very similar to the adoption of a small, young daughter-in-law, called terni bori. The alleged high crime rates among Roma are associated with relatively minor crimes. Most of the police officers interviewed noticed a huge amount of food theft. The police stopped publishing crime statistics by ethnic criteria after the anti-discrimination law was passed. Chief Commissioner Stefan Campean, of the General Police Inspectorate, states that the Roma crime rate was and is nothing special - despite the general perception to the contrary. The life expectancy of the Roma is 10-15 years lower than that of their fellow citizens from Eastern Europe, poverty - 10 times higher than that of the majority population in the region.

Link: https://partidaromilor.ro/ce-viitor-au-romii-in-europa/

UNICEF estimates say that the number of poor children has increased by almost 30,000 over the past year, and the most vulnerable are children living in large families, rural households and Roma settlements, writes Politika.

The absolute poverty rate in Serbia in 2021 was 8.9 percent, which means that almost every tenth person in Serbia could not meet the basic subsistence needs of food and clothing, and estimates say that this rate has increased in the past year between 0 , 3 and 2.5 percent.

- During every crisis, the poor become even poorer, and the rich become even richer - this was also shown by the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Research that includes projections of poverty among the elderly shows that those living in rural and remote areas have the hardest time meeting their needs for food, hygiene products or medicine.

This means that every eighth person in Serbia cannot meet the basic existential needs for food and clothing, and people over 65 are in a particularly difficult situation.

Link: https://rominfomedia.rs/2023/02/14/siromastvo-tesko-pogadja-decu-koja-zive-u-romskim-naseljima-velikim-porodicama-i-seoskim-domacinstvima/