01/09/2010 President
At the end of his official visit to Romania (29 August – 1 September) PACE President, Mevlüt Çavusoglu, expressed his appreciation to the country for the successful dealing with minority issues and efforts aiming at increasing the involvement of minorities in the political, economic and social life of the country.
He recalled that PACE had recently urged all member states to improve the situation and integration of Roma, protect them from discrimination, enhance their participation and representation. He said he regretted that some European countries had chosen to deal with this problem in a way which is stigmatising this vulnerable minority and leading to an increase of xenophobic and racist feelings. “In some situations, even legally correct measures can lead to inhuman consequences, in particular if they aim at a whole group of persons,” he concluded.