Despair in Gypsy ghetto town as EU announces legal action against France over expulsions

Despair in Gypsy ghetto town in eastern Romania

Romanian president gives up police protection after 6000 officers protest wage cuts

Romanian president gives up police protection

Sarkozy vows to keep up dismantling illegal camps despite criticism of targeting Gypsies

France defies EU criticism on Gypsy expulsions

EU Parliament calls on Paris to suspend expulsions of Roma, criticizes France’s policy

EU Parliament criticizes France on Roma treatment

Gypsy leader compares Sarkozy to Romania’s pro-Nazi wartime leader after Gypsy expulsions

Romanian Gypsy leader compares Sarkozy to Nazis

6 EU countries plus Canada seek ways to crack down together on illegal migrants

EU tries to tackle illegal immigration

PARIS — European ministers on Monday discussed ways to crack down on illegal immigration, block false asylum demands and harmonize EU immigration policy so that one country’s solution doesn’t become another country’s problem.

Protesters deride French president’s crackdown on Gypsies and new security tack

Thousands protest French crackdown on Gypsies

French government faces internal ‘malaise’ over policy of expelling Gypsies

French government divided over Gypsy expulsions

Archbishop of Paris concerned about Gypsy crackdown as expulsions continue

Paris archbishop concerned about Gypsy crackdown

France returns scores of Gypsies to Romania under crackdown by conservative President Sarkozy

France sends scores of Gypsies back to Romania

France sends 93 Gypsies back to Romania under crackdown by conservative President Sarkozy

France sends 93 Gypsies back to Romania

PARIS — France expelled nearly 100 Gypsies, or Roma, to their native Romania on Thursday as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country.

Romania to expel Russian diplomat after Romanian diplomat declared persona non grata in Moscow

Romania to expel Russian diplomat

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s foreign ministry on Tuesday told Russia it would expel a top diplomat, a day after Moscow detained a Romanian diplomat accusing him of spying.

Simon Wiesenthal Center criticizes Shimon Perez for saying Romania rescued Jews during WWII

Peres’ Romania comment criticized by Jewish center

Sarkozy orders illegal Roma immigrants expelled, their camps dismantled after violence

Sarkozy orders illegal Roma immigrants expelled

AP Interview: Romanian minister: Gypsies need more EU funding to better integrate into society

AP Interview: Romania: Gypsies need more EU help

Fears of global separatism after UN court rules Kosovo’s independence declaration legal

After UN court ruling, fears of global separatism

Hundreds of Romanians try to storm palace presidential palace to protest austerity measures

Hundreds of Romanians try to storm palace

BUCHAREST, Romania — Dozens of Romanians have tried to storm the presidential palace to protest austerity measures.

Top defense body criticizes Romanian media as threat to national security; journalists protest

Romanian media criticized as a security threat

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama in Prague _ no crowds, tight security, and underwhelmed Czechs

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