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Vilnius politicians endorse Roma integration program
BC, Vilnius, 20.04.2016.
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Print versionThe Vilnius City Council on April 19th gave a green light to the Roma integration plan, which aims to move residents of the Roma settlement to homes in other parts of the city in the long run, informs LETA/BNS.
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The main aim of the program is to fight drugs dealing, seek Roma integration by help them finding employment and have their children attend schools. A rehabilitation program is envisaged for the drug addicts coming to the settlement for drugs.
Vice-Mayor Gintautas Paluckas said the municipality aimed to move 40 families and all 94 pre-school children out of the settlement within three years.
According to results of the latest census of 2011, Lithuania's Roma community included about 2,100 Romas. The Vilnius settlement is the largest area in the Baltic states with dense population of Roma nationals. Up to 400 persons currently live in the Roma settlement in Vilnius, including about 100 children.
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