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Bozhidar Danev: Part of Bulgaria’s fuel sector lies in the grey economy
Unusually low fuel prices in Bulgaria are probably the result of cartels, or contraband, Bozhidar Danev told EURACTIV.com in an exclusive interview, saying the authorities have so far been unable or unwilling to address the issue.
EU fundamental rights chief: ‘Without human rights, Europe loses its integrity’
Head of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Michael O’Flaherty insists that the EU has not given up on Poland and that Brussels is capable of dealing with the problems that currently face it. EURACTIV's partner Gazeta Wyborcza reports.
Andriukaitis: Please be worried
"I know what it means to be discriminated (against)... and when I hear anti-Semitic, anti-Islamic, and xenophobic speech, it’s like a bell ringing, telling people 'Please be worried'," Vytenis Andriukaitis told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.
Jean-Michel de Waele: ‘The European project needs to be re-established’
“The European model is dead,” Jean-Michel de Waele told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. Our future model should be based on a core of six or seven countries that are capable of real political union.
Amnesty chief: Roma children face racism in Czech Republic
Roma children in the Czech Republic are consistently discriminated against in schools due to the Czech government’s longstanding failure to address prejudices within the society, says Salil Shetty, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, in an exclusive interview with EURACTIV Czech Republic.![Romeo Franz is twelfth on the list of Germany's Bündnis 90/Die Grünen party in the 2014 European Elections. [romeo-franz.de]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/05/1959952-1388001938134477-353595807-n-0.jpeg)
Green candidate: Merkel’s Roma policy is ‘inhumane’
Minority rights must be a priority in the EU and Commissioners should be better informed on issues related to Sinti and Roma. Despite anonymous death threats, Romeo Franz intends to be the first German Sinto in the European Parliament, he said in an interview with EURACTIV Germany.
Reding: ‘Companies don’t take protection of personal data seriously enough’
Recent data protection breaches involving Apple and Sony show that "the protection of personal data doesn't work properly," says the EU commissioner in charge of justice and fundamental rights Viviane Reding. In a wide-ranging interview with EURACTIV, she also discusses other issues such as EU communications, media funding, Roma discrimination and gender quotas.
Andor: ‘Make room for more social inclusion measures with ESF funding’
Since Europe has more employment and social problems now than before the crisis, more social inclusion measures need to be supported by the European Social Fund (ESF), which should be given competences on financial engineering, said László Andor, EU commissioner for employment, social affairs and inclusion, in an exclusive interview with EURACTIV Slovakia.
Andor: ‘We have to do more’ to fight poverty
Looking beyond the 2010 European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion, Employment and Social Policy Commissioner László Andor says the EU and its member states must keep working to find new and more effective ways to improve the lives of the most disadvantaged groups. He spoke to EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.
Marielle de Sarnez: ‘Europe burying its head on Roma issue’
Europe has chosen to bury its head in the sand on the Roma issue, French MEP Marielle de Sarnez (ALDE) told EURACTIV in an interview, calling on EU countries and institutions, including the European Commission, to "clean their own doorsteps and assume their responsibilities".