Yugoslavia: The treatment of Romanians by the state and by society in Serbia (January 1998 - February 1999)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG31039.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: The treatment of Romanians by the state and by society in Serbia (January 1998 - February 1999), 1 February 1999, YUG31039.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac3418.html [accessed 8 June 2023] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
No information on the treatment of Romanians in Serbia could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. However, a 19 December 1998 Tanjug News Agency article provides information on the situation of Romanians in Vojvodina:
Asked if there was a danger of ethnic relations deteriorating in Vojvodina as a result of the events in Serbia's southern province of Kosovo-Metohija, Perosevic [Bosko Perosevic, president of the executive council of Vojvodina] said that "nothing of the sort will ever happen here since there are no grounds for it". This will never happen primarily because national minorities in Vojvodina "live well and do not want any conflicts. This they keep reiterating time and time again". In this context he mentioned a recent visit by an executive council delegation to the Romanian-language newspaper 'Libertatea' whose director said on that occasion: "Nowhere in the world do the Romanians enjoy as many rights as in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia"....
Speaking about the full equality enjoyed by the minorities in Vojvodina, Perosevic mentioned that this year the Teachers' Training College had set up three branches where teaching was being done in the languages of the minorities: in Vrsac (Romanian), in Backi Petrovac (Slovak), and in Subotica (Hungarian).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Tanjug News Agency [Belgrade, in Serbo-Croat]. 19 December 1998. "Vojvodina Official Praises Ethnic Relations in Province." (BBC Summary 22 Dec. 1998/WNC)
Additional Sources Consulted
Electronic sources: IRB databases, Internet, NEXIS/LEXIS, REFWORLD, WNC.
Human Rights Watch/Helsinki [New York]. December 1998.
Nationalities Papers [Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK.]. March 1998 - September 1998.
Transitions [Prague]. January 1998 - October 1998.
Resource Centre county file on Yugoslavia. January 1998 - January 1999.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral sources.
