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A young girl from a Roma family, who have decided to return to Romania next month, eats an apple near a make-shift tent shelter after police removed their caravan overnight in an illegal camp in Lesquin, near Lille, northern France, August 12, 2010
Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010

Open quoteI am worried about the risks of populism and xenophobic reactions in a context of economic crisis.Close quote

  • TEODOR BACONSCHI,
  • Romanian Foreign Minister, on the deportation of Roma from France as part of a crackdown on illegal camps
Photo: Pascal Rossignol / Reuters | Source: BBC