CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Shakjiri, Elvis |
|---|---|
| Title | Freedom of movement of Roma people in Macedonia and France |
| Summary | One of the most difficult challenges for the EU is to secure the freedom of movement. The Roma people who move to the EU Member States such as France are faced with forced deportations and aggression. The Roma people have encountered discrimination and prejudices in all of Europe including in Macedonia. The free visa regime gave another reason to generate discrimination against Roma individuals from Macedonia, who want to enjoy the free movement within the Schengen zone. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the freedom of movement of Roma people in Macedonia and France and to show under which grounds this right is restricted when it comes to the Roma people. This thesis analyzes the effects of the visa liberalization and the attitude of the public authorities towards the Roma people from Macedonia, who are profiled as ‘bogus’ asylum seekers and are not allowed to leave the country. In addition, it examines the tradeoff that Macedonia has made to preserve the free visa regime and the consequences that have resulted in discriminatory policies and human rights violations. The thesis also debates the practices of the French government concerning Roma in the period between 2010 and 2013. The thesis demonstrates how these deportations violate the 2004 Directive on Freedom of Movement of the European Union and how the European Commission responded to this. |
| Supervisor | Möschel Mathias |
| Department | Legal Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/sakiri_elvis.pdf |
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