ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book discusses the denial of citizenship rights in the Czech Republic. Individual rights have often proved inaccessible for Roma people. The extent of violent attacks on Roma, public hostility expressed through opinion polls, and the comparative social and economic deprivation to which they are exposed, suggest that the Roma are excluded from 'active citizenship' in the Czech Republic and indeed across much of Europe. Individual rights have often proved inaccessible for Roma people. A gradual political awakening amongst Europe's Roma is occurring and the 'Roma issue is firmly on the European agenda. The problems faced by Roma are similar across Europe; they stem from discrimination, marginalisation and non-recognition. Professor Istvan Pogany argues that Roma identity has been eroded and that most Roma are concerned about poverty and rather than the loss of cultural identity.
