Romania

French premier urges EU plan for illegal Roma

EU calls France's Gypsy expulsions 'a disgrace'

Paris archbishop concerned about Gypsy crackdown

Former Communist Party leader in Romania dies

Rights panel chides Paris on Roma

PARIS - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Tuesday that the European Union needs a continent-wide plan for illegal Gypsy camps and children beggars that he described as plagues of the 19th century.

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BRUSSELS - France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body declared Tuesday in a stinging rebuke that set up a showdown with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government.

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PARIS - The archbishop of Paris joined the tide of criticism over France's crackdown on Gypsies, calling it a "circus," while the EU's justice commissioner on Thursday denounced French officials' discriminatory tone about the vulnerable minority.

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BUCHAREST, Romania - Gheorghe Apostol, a veteran Communist politician who gained international attention in 1989 by publicly criticizing Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, has died.

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STRASBOURG, France - Europe's top human rights watchdog accused France on Tuesday of stigmatizing Roma people by blaming them for crime and expelling them from the country.

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