The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a spike in discrimination against Europe’s already marginalised Roma communities. This is costing lives. Will the European Commission’s new framework for integrating Roma communities help improve their situation in the EU and Western Balkans? Fintan McKenna reports. In the Kochani municipality in North Macedonia, a community of 24 Roma families are living in an abandoned military barracks called ‘ASNOM’, where they have limited access to clean running water, a severe electricity hazard which causes up … Continue reading Combating endemic racism against Europe’s Roma