Beyond anti-Roma Stereotypes: the World is not Just White and Black This publication has been produced within the project “To Touch the Untouchable: Combating Traditional and New Anti-Roma Stereotypes”, financed by the European Commission under the Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Amalipe Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission. © Deyan Kolev – editor and author, 2013 © Teodora Krumova – author, 2013 © Alexey Pamporov – author, 2013 © Daniel Radulescuv – author, 2013 © Sebastiaan van der Zwaan – author, 2013 © Tayfun Balcik – author, 2013 © AMALIPE – 2013 www.amalipe.com e-mail:
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[email protected] ISBN 978-954-350-167-9 Amalipe Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance Deyan Kolev, Teodora Krumova, Alexey Pamporov, Daniel Radulescu, Sebastiaan van der Zwaan, Tayfun Balcik Beyond anti-Roma Stereotypes: the World is not Just White and Black ASTARTA Plovdiv 2013 Table of Contents TO TOUCH THE UNTOUCHABLE: COULD THE ANTI-ROMA STEREOTYPES BE COMBATTED? .......................................................... 7 PART ONE. THE ROMA STATELESSNESS IN THE NETHERLANDS ..... 15 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 15 1. Statelessness in Europe ............................................................................... 16 2. The Dutch