Mario Franz, the chairman of our research partner the Niedersächsischer Verband Deutscher Sinti e.V. (Lower Saxony Association of German Sinti) attended the EU’s Romani Week in Brussels 16-19 May. This is an annual series of events dedicated by the European Parliament to Romani People in Europe.
Mario took part in a conversation with MEP Romeo Franz, Daniel Strauss (RomnoKher), and representatives of Sinti-Europa about the importance of preserving and teaching Sinti language and culture. Here is a link to the recording (in Romanes). The above group photo, taken in front of the European Parliament, shows Mario with three members of the Dutch Romani delegation (right to left: Reinhout Weiss, Lala Weiss, Marcia-Simone Rooker).