{"id":45104,"date":"2026-10-19T14:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T12:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&p=45104"},"modified":"2026-10-19T14:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T12:14:34","slug":"president-milanovic-receives-members-of-the-world-roma-organization-in-the-fight-against-discrimination-racism-and-poverty","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-receives-members-of-the-world-roma-organization-in-the-fight-against-discrimination-racism-and-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Receives Members of the World Roma Organization in the Fight Against Discrimination, Racism, and Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 today received a delegation from the World Roma Organization in the Fight Against Discrimination, Racism, and Poverty, a Zagreb-based association that has been actively working since 2009 to combat racism and improve the position of Roma in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the meeting, the association\u2019s president, Toti Dedi\u0107, presented its key projects to President Milanovi\u0107, with particular emphasis on sports initiatives that bring together children and young people from different national, religious, and social backgrounds. He highlighted the success of one of the association\u2019s flagship projects: sports camps for girls and boys aged eight to eighteen from national minority communities. To date, 31 such camps have been successfully organized across Croatia. It was also noted that UEFA recognized the initiative in 2017, including the camps among the best youth sports projects in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The association also actively participates in the activities of FARE (Football Against Racism in Europe), a European network dedicated to combating racism and other forms of discrimination in football and sport. As part of these activities, football tournaments are organized to demonstrate that sport transcends national, cultural, and religious differences, and that playing and working together can help build a society founded on mutual respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The delegation also included members of Parag Football Club from Me\u0111imurje, which was described as a source of pride for Croatia\u2019s Roma community. Founded in 2010, the club competes in the Croatian Football Federation\u2019s Third Football League in Me\u0111imurje County. Its members see the club as an example of Roma integration through sport. Nevertheless, they continue to encounter a lack of understanding in some communities and face the additional challenge of not having a football pitch of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting also addressed the overall situation of Roma in Croatia. Although progress has been made, it was noted that change remains slow. One positive development highlighted was that an increasing number of Roma children are completing their schooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the association\u2019s president, Toti Dedi\u0107, the delegation included Marijeta Rajkovi\u0107 Iveta, Full Professor at the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb; the association\u2019s vice-president, Rehat Ristemi; its adviser, Nikola Krikovi\u0107; members Damir Azizi and Andrej Schilling; and members of Parag Football Club from Me\u0111imurje: Vjeran Balog, Bo\u017eo Ignac, Vlado Or\u0161u\u0161, Alen Or\u0161u\u0161, Davor Or\u0161u\u0161, Karlo Kalanjo\u0161, Milan Or\u0161o\u0161, and Kre\u0161o Tomi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Milanovi\u0107 was accompanied by Tomislav Pa\u0161kvalin, Commissioner of the President of the Republic for Sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Dario Andri\u0161ek<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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