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Romanian media report on controversial statement about European citizenship

26 Sep 2010, Dr. Claudia Aradau

Here is a translation of the statement, as quoted in the Romanian media
‘ They [the Roma] are Romanian citizens The notion of European citizens does not exist. Show me an ID card which says that the European citizenship exists. Do you have such a thing? Does it say European citizen on your ID card? No. It says Romanian citizenship and on my ID card it say French citizen. The notion of European citizen does not exist.’

The full story can be read on the MEDIAFAX website (in Romanian)
http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/henri-paul-romii-repatriati-sunt-cetateni-romani-notiunea-de-cetatean-european-nu-exista-7421654




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