Yugoslavia: Information on the treatment of ethnic Romanians in Serbia
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG10388 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Information on the treatment of ethnic Romanians in Serbia, 1 February 1992, YUG10388, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abc890.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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Information specific to the treatment of ethnic Romanians in Serbia or in other parts of Yugoslavia, is not currently available to the IRBDC. However, the following information may be of interest.
According to 1991 census results, there are 42,386 Romanians in Serbia; 38,832 of these are in the autonomous province of Vojvodina (Savezni Zavod za Statistiku 1992, 23, 27). There is also a nominal minority of Romanians in Croatia (Ibid., 13, 14). Statistics available do not specify the number of Romanians in other Yugoslav republics or the overall population of Romanians in Yugoslavia.
A recent Radio Free Europe article discussing minorities in Yugoslavia indicates that in the 19th century "Vojvodina became an ethnic mosaic including Germans, Czechs, Slovaks, Ruthenians, Romanians, Poles and others" (13 Dec. 1991, 31). However, the article provides no further reference to Romanians.
A report from Rompres, a Romanian news agency, indicates that a "Romanians' Community in Yugoslavia" had been founded on 25 November 1990 (FBIS-EEU-90-229 28 Nov. 1990, 49). The BBC reported in June that the Romanian community in Yugoslavia organized a symposium in Vojvodina (21 June 1991).
Yugoslavia and Romania have traditionally had good bilateral relations (BBC Summary 22 Feb. 1992; Ibid. 24 Jan. 1992; RFE 19 July 1991, 24; FBIS-EEU-91-047 11 Mar. 1991, 41). Reports indicate that representatives of the Serbian minority in Romania, the Romanian minority in Serbia, and the Serbian government have stated that these minorities have a role to play in maintaining "good-neighbourly relations" between Serbia and Romania (BBC 6 Nov. 1991).
Bibliography
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 22 February 1992. "Serbian President Milosevic in Romania," Tanjug [Belgrade, in Serbo-Croatian], 20 February 1992.
. 24 January 1992. "Romanian Foreign Minister on Unchanged Position on Yugoslav Crisis," Tanjug [Bucharest, in English], 20 January 1992.
. 6 Nov. 1991. "Romanian Minority in SFRY and Serbian Minority in Romania Issue Statement," Yugoslav News Agency [in English], 2 Nov. 1991.
. 21 June 1991. "Symposium FInds Romanian Minority in Vojvodina Decreasing," Rompres [in English], 17 June 1991.
FBIS-EEU-90-229. 28 November 1990. "'Romanians' Community in Yugoslavia' Set Up," Rompres [Bucharest, in English].
Radio Free Europe. 13 December 1991. Vol. 2, No. 50. Report on Eastern Europe. Moore, Patrick. "The Minorities' Plight amid Civil War."
. 19 July 1991, Vol. 2, No. 29. Report on Eastern Europe. Ionescu, Dan. "Concern over the Yugoslav Crisis."
Savezni Zavod za Statistiku (Socijalisticka Federativna Republika Jugoslavija). 1992. "Nacionalni Sastav Stanovnistva po Opstinama," Statisticki Bilten [Belgrade, in Serbo-Croatian].
