Romanians Worldwide Group (RWW Group), grup international de lobby care promoveaza interesele romanilor din strainatate, a urmarit cu mare atentie evenimentele recente din Italia, derulate pe fundalul unor infractiuni grave savarsite de catre cetateni romani.
Dorim sa trimitem un mesaj de condoleante familiei victimei actului criminal in care autorul este considerat a fi un cetatean roman de origine rroma, dar, in acelasi timp, ne exprimam revolta fata de orice act criminal comis de cetateni romani, sau alte fapte ce au caracter infractional si care afecteaza imaginea buna pe care romanii integrati o au in tarile UE si in alte tari.
Totodata, atragem atentia ca nu vom tolera ca romanii de dincolo de granite sa fie expusi unor atacuri xenofobe si consideram ca este obligatia Guvernului Romaniei, a guvernelor statelor UE si a institutiilor UE sa depuna eforturi concertate pentru a se evita escaladarea acestor conflicte si extrapolarea acestei atitudini la nivelul intregii comunitati romanesti din UE.
Consideram ca atat partea romana, cat si partea italiana nu au apreciat la adevarata amploare gravitatea problemelor legate de etnia rroma si nu au actionat preventiv, fapt care dovedeste ca sunt necesare adnotari la legislatia comunitara ce reglementeaza imigratia cetatenilor europeni. Libera circulatie nu poate fi impiedicata din cauza unor carente de ordin relational, manifestate din plin la nivelul ministerelor de resort din Romania si Italia.
Expulzarea cetatenilor romani considerati un pericol pentru statul italian este doar o solutie conjuncturala care ridica semne de intrebare despre modul arbitrar in care statele pot decide, in mod unilateral, expulzarea unor cetateni ai unui alt stat din UE.
Acest complex de probleme nu trebuie considerat a fi doar de natura bilaterala sau o culpa exclusiv romaneasca, de aceea ar trebui gasite solutii la nivelul Uniunii Europene. Situatia din Italia trebuie perceputa ca un semnal de alarma, care a aratat ca nu este suficient sa fie alocate numai niste fonduri din partea Comisiei Europene pentru comunitati dezavantajate social, daca nu se pun la punct si mecanisme viabile, capabile sa monitorizeze derularea unor finantari si infiintarea unor structuri cu eficienta practica, in concordanta cu necesitatile grupului tinta avut in vedere.
In acest context, apreciem ca este evidenta absenta unei strategii coerente, care sa conduca la rezolvarea problemelor minoritatilor dezavantajate, in special cea rroma.
RWW Group, alaturi de alte asociatii de lobby si organizatii romanesti, isi exprima disponibilitatea de a actiona impreuna cu guvernul Romaniei, Italiei, celorlalte state europene, precum si impreuna cu toate institutiile UE, pentru identificarea si implementarea unor solutii eficiente, capabile sa conduca la solutionarea factorilor ce au stat la baza situatiei din Italia.
RWW Group
4 nov 2007
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 In September 2007, an event called Eurohabit 2007 took place in Romania, the biggest construction event ever to have taken place in Europe. Important Romanian diplomats, politicians and sports people were involved in the event.
MoneyGram International sponsored the building of “Greece House,” one of 27 homes that was built in September at the EuroHabit Build 2007. The five-day build, which began on Sept. 3, drawed hundreds of volunteers, including eight employees from MoneyGram’s offices across Europe, to build decent and affordable housing for people in need. Each home in the build represented a member country of the European Union (EU).
To really bring to life the scale of the event, have a look at the live broadcast on http://www.habitat.ro/en/. Look out for the house with the Greece flagand know that's the MoneyGram masterpiece!
In the last several years, MoneyGram has sponsored six homes in Romania through Habitat, but this was the first time that a team of MoneyGram employees have been able to assist with the actual construction.
“Romania is an important market for MoneyGram,” said Elina Mikroulea, Marketing Manager, “so we consider it a great honour to help. We believe in giving back to the communities where we do business.” Elina, who is based in MoneyGram’s Athens office, had spent several days in Radauti in northern Romania, working on MoneyGram’s “Greece House.”
In 2004, MoneyGram International made a five-year, $1-million (USD) commitment to Habitat for Humanity International to help build decent shelter around the globe. This year the company expects to build 43 homes in 15 countries, including the “Greece House” in Romania.
MoneyGram International, Inc., is a leading global payment services company. Major products and services include global money transfers, money orders and payment processing solutions for financial institutions and retail customers. The company has 125,000 money transfer agent locations in 170 countries and territories.
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Citeste mai departe... [MoneyGram Supports Habitat for Humanity Cause in Romania]
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 In perioada 16 august - 23 septembrie, la Muzeul International de Arta Contemporana al Marii Britanii, artistul vizual Matei Bejenaru pune in context artistic viata romanilor din Anglia. Ieseanul relateaza, in exclusivitate pentru Cotidianul, in ce va consta proiectul sau.
Conduce Asociatia Culturala Vector din Iasi, organizeaza Bienala de Arta Contemporana „Periferic“, editeaza revista de arta si cultura in context „Vector“, a initiat un festival de film documentar, „cARTfilm“, dar si proiectul social „cARTier“. Pe linga toate acestea, Matei Bejenaru preda la Universitatea de Arte ieseana. A inceput sa lucreze pentru Iasiul cultural dintr-un scop „sanitar“: sa poata trai mai departe in el. Bejenaru incepe acum sa fie cunoscut insa tot mai mult ca artist, nu doar ca animator cultural. Proiectul sau, „Ghid de calatorie“, a facut deja mii de kilometri prin Europa, iar acum va ajunge sa fie expus la celebrul Tate Modern Museum, unde Bejenaru a fost invitat ca artist rezident in perioada 16 august - 23 septembrie.
In ultimii ani ai devenit cunoscut mai ales ca organizator al Bienalei de Arta Contemporana „Periferic“, ti-ai asumat multe sarcini administrative. Cum ti-a afectat asta cariera artistica?
Faptul ca mi-am asumat munci de organizare tine de o decizie a mea,
luata la inceputul anilor ’90, de a ramine in Iasi. Iar ca artist nu
pot trai in Iasi doar avind o viata biologica. Viata mea profesionala
putea sa se desfasoare aici doar in masura in care exista un context
artistic in care sa ma afirm. Acum 10-15 ani, orasul nu dadea nici un
semn de conectare la formele contemporane artistice, iar eu, precum si
alti colegi din generatia mea eram foarte frustrati de acest cadru.
Eram niste tineri absolventi ai Facultatii de Arte si trebuia sa luam
trenul pina la Bucuresti ca sa vedem niste manifestari ale artei
contemporane. In al doilea rind, eu am o dubla formatie: inainte de a
face studiile de arta, le-am facut pe cele de inginerie. Iar gindirea
organizata m-a ajutat sa dezvolt o institutie care sa coaguleze
energiile unor tineri. Probabil ca as fi facut mai multe ca artist daca
nu mi-as fi asumat si rolul de manager. Dar, alaturi de colegii mei, am
reusit sa construim in 10 ani Asociatia Culturala Vector, care are acum
un anumit prestigiu si desfasoara proiecte la un nivel destul de mare
de profesionalism.
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Citeste mai departe... [Coregrafie cu imigranti din Anglia]
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| Liam Byrne - minister for immigration and asylum |
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what meetings he (a) has held and (b) plans to hold with representatives of the Romanian and Bulgarian communities to discuss the operation of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorization) Regulations 2006.
Mr. Byrne: I have personally not met with any representatives of the Bulgarian and Romanian communities to discuss the operation of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorization) Regulations 2006. Nor has a request been made to do so.
Officials from the Border and Immigration Agency are in regular contact with officials at the Romanian and Bulgarian embassies in the United Kingdom. They participated in two seminars on the operation of the transitional arrangements in December 2006 and will continue to participate in any future events arranged.
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fines have been issued since 1 January 2007 to (a) Romanian and (b) Bulgarian workers found to be working illegally in the UK.
Mr. Byrne: As of 29 April, 42 fixed penalty notices have been served; 38 on Romanian nationals and four on Bulgarian nationals.
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many employers have been fined since 1 January 2007 for employing (a) Romanian and (b) Bulgarian workers illegally.
Mr. Byrne: As of 29 April, no employers have been prosecuted for employing Romanian and Bulgarian nationals without the correct permission to work in the United Kingdom, as we have been working with employers in other ways to ensure compliance with the Regulations which govern the employment of Romanian and Bulgarian nationals.
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| Greg Hands - MP for Hammersmith & Fullham |
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what evidence workers from Romania and Bulgaria are required to produce to demonstrate their self-employed status under the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006.
Mr. Byrne: Bulgarian and Romanian nationals engaged in self-employed activities are subject to the same regulatory regime as a UK national engaged in such an activity. The same level of evidence is required as would be necessary for a UK national to establish that activity undertaken is genuine self-employment.
Nationals from the two states in question are not required to carry at all times documentation confirming their status in the United Kingdom. A worker’s employment status for tax and National Insurance purposes is determined by the terms and conditions under which they work and is based on case law. Should they be questioned regarding their activities by an Immigration official conducting an illegal working investigation, that official will seek to establish if the activity being undertaken is genuine self-employment. It is the responsibility of both the worker and those he purports to provide services for to ensure that the relationship is one of genuine self-employment, and not an attempt to mask an employer-employee relationship.
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Mr. Greg Hands (Hammersmith and Fulham) (Con): I am delighted to have secured this debate, and I shall use it to seek to change Government policy on the restrictions that are placed on Romanian and Bulgarian nationals in this country. The restrictions are flawed in four ways. First, they are unfairly discriminatory: Romanians and Bulgarians are treated as second-class people, especially when compared with other European Union citizens, including those from recent accession countries. Secondly, the restrictions are counter-productive: they encourage people to work illegally or they force them into the hands of criminals or people traffickers, and they probably cost us in lost tax revenue. Thirdly, the restrictions are ineffective: there are many legal ways around them. Finally, they are costly: the system costs the UK Government a great deal of money, especially when we consider the relatively small number of people involved.
For those reasons, it would be better to abandon the specific restrictions and allow Bulgarians and Romanians the same access to the UK labour market as A8 nationals—people from countries that were admitted to the EU in May 2004. I strongly favour equal access to the UK labour market for all citizens of EU countries—a view that is already on the record from a previous debate of mine in this Chamber on local authority funding and the impact of A8 immigration. It has been my position since well before my election to the House; indeed, I can trace it back to 1989. I do not approach the debate with a general view that the UK should loosen its immigration controls, but the restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians are wrong, counter-productive, expensive and chaotically administered.
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Citeste mai departe... [Romanian and Bulgarian Workers]
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