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	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Gypsy lawmaker sees challenges in Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Jaroka, 29, was one of 24 Hungarians who won weekend elections to join the 732-seat body.
		Jaroka, who is about to receive a doctorate from London University for her studies of Budapest's Gypsies, grew up in modest conditions.
		Jaroka, who has a 10-month-old daughter, said she was not sure how long she would want to stay at the European Parliament.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2004/06/15/gypsy_lawmaker_sees_challenges_in_europe (612 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| 'I owe it to my people'
		Livia Jaroka was elected in June as an MEP for the Hungarian centre-right party Fidesz.
		But don't be deceived: behind Jaroka's youth, her effervescent charm and peculiar route to Brussels lies a deep commitment to improving the lot of her people, the Roma, the widely abused European Gypsies.
		Jaroka had done some research for them three years ago, but had been critical of their stance towards the Roma and the relationship had ended acrimoniously.
	www.guardian.co.uk /g2/story/0,3604,1373746,00.html (1729 words)

	In These Times 25/12 -- Radio Free Roma
		Anthropologist Livia Jaroka vowed to keep a cool academic head when she agreed to work at Eastern Europe's first all-Roma radio station.
		Moving to Budapest as a teen-ager, Jaroka found herself around ethnic kin, awakening a curiosity in her Roma heritage.
		But the excitement of working at Radio C led Jaroka to put her studies on hold and take up a full-time job at the station.
	www.inthesetimes.com /issue/25/12/wesolowsky2512.html (563 words)

	MINELRES: Fwd: Hungary puts Roma on the EU map with new MEP
		Livia Jaroka, 30, defies most stereotypes of Roma in both eastern Europe and the West, with two university degrees and a PhD in the works.
		Jaroka stood for election for Hungary's moderate right-wing opposition Fidesz party, which won 12 of Hungary's 24 allocated seats in the European Parliament.
		Jaroka called for an end to what she called media hysteria in the West over the Roma population.
	lists.delfi.lv /pipermail/minelres/2004-June/003447.html (539 words)

	SEE TV Exchanges
		Ms Jaroka was elected last June as the first and only MEP of Roma origin for the centre-right Hungarian party Fidesz.
		Livia Jaroka speaks about the conditions of the Roma in Eastern Europe, in the Balkans and in Western Europe.
		Livia Jaroka was interviewed on September 7 in her Brussels office at the European Parliament by Svetlana Milevska for SEETV
	www.seetv-exchanges.com /transcripts/2004/09/2004-09-10.htm (323 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Jaroka won her seat Sunday for the center-right Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Union - the main opposition party.
		While Jaroka's election is a step in the right direction, real change will only come when Gypsies are accepted into Hungarian - and European - society, said Dr. Gyorgy Ligeti, a researcher on Roma issues at the Kurt Lewin Foundation in Budapest.
		"But Livia Jaroka's breakthrough may induce more young Romas to deal with politics." Jaroka, who has a 10-month-old daughter, said she was not sure how long she would want to stay at the European Parliament.
	www.ucm.es /BUCM/be/prensa/2004/06/15/articulos/128 (585 words)

	CREA UB
		Now on the 25th of April, the same European Parliament presented a resolution that collected the conclusions and orientations of this RTD project presented by Livia Jaroka (Romaní representative in the European Parliament) that previously had assisted in the Workaló conference that was previously mentioned.
		Livia Jaroka (in the background) in the seminar of Workaló, European Parliament, 29th of September 2005.
		The last 25th of April in the European Parliament it past a resolution about the situation of the Romaní population, in which it asked the council of the commission, the member states and the candidate countries to consider the acknowledgement of the Romaní population as a European minority.
	www.pcb.ub.es /crea/en/noticia2_en.htm (1409 words)

	UCL Department of Anthropology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Livia Jaroka is currently putting the finishing touches to her doctoral thesis.
		Livia came to UCL with a Chevening Scholarship and was then awarded a special one year scholarship by UCL to enable her to continue her studies.
		Livia's thesis, "From 'The Hundred Member Gypsy Orchestra' to the 'The Black Train Rappers': Changing identities, politics and social organisation in Budapest's Eighth District," deals with the momentous changes that have come over Romany musician and 'Vlach' Roma families in the past forty years.
	www.ucl.ac.uk /anthropology/main/anthronews.htm (1205 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| First Roma MEP on a mission
		The first Member of the European Parliament of Romany origin, Livia Jaroka, has told the BBC she wants a better deal for Gypsy communities across Europe.
		Ms Jaroka was elected to the European Parliament when Hungary joined the EU last year.
		Ms Jaroka also points out that 80% of Europe's Roma are sedentary, not travellers, and there is a very "outdated image" surrounding them that is causing a number of problems.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4165511.stm (695 words)

	The Budapest Sun Online - Story page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He was there attending the opening of the exhibition Holocaust against Roma and Sinty-Racism in Contemporary Europe at the European Parliament Building on Tuesday, Jan 17, along with Livia Jaroka, a Roma MEP of the Fidesz party.
		Jaroka said, "A profound and candid study into the history of the Roma Holocaust is an indispensable condition for settling the current and future problems of the Roma community," state news agency MTI reported.
		She believes in "establishing a commission of inquiry at the least" and a focus on "guarantees of non-recurrence of violation." She said that "this is a major issue.
	www.budapestsun.com /full_story.asp?ArticleId={1E5BFF5A9C2E49C8B6E32722C6C9A9A2}&From=News (438 words)

	Short Takes: News From All Over (Articles) Staff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Hungarians elected former radio announcer-turned-anthropologist Livia Jaroka to the European Parliament -- the first "Roma" to sit in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
		Jaroka pledges to put the concerns of Hungarian Gypsies on the European political agenda.
		Jaroka, who is finishing her doctorate at University College, London.
	www.utne.com /web_special/web_specials_2004-06/articles/11242-1.html (474 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Hungarian woman becomes only deputy of Gypsy ancestry in European Parliament
		BUDAPEST, Hungary – As the only Gypsy legislator in the European Parliament, Livia Jaroka says she has a big task ahead in promoting the often-discriminated group.
		Jaroka won her seat Sunday for the center-right Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Union – the main opposition party.
		While Jaroka's election is a step in the right direction, real change will only come when Gypsies are accepted into Hungarian – and European – society, said Dr. Gyorgy Ligeti, a researcher on Roma issues at the Kurt Lewin Foundation in Budapest.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040615-1421-gypsylegislator.html (604 words)

	CEU :: Central European University
		She has been an associate professor at the School of Journalism in Bucharest and has published widely in academic and professional journals, as well as books in several languages; she is a recognized expert in human rights, constitutional law and European law.
		Livia Járóka has been selected to be a member of Young Global Leaders, according to an announcement made by The Forum of Young Global Leaders.
		She was among the 175 young leaders from 50 countries chosen this January.
	www.ceu.hu /news-event.jsp?nr=1695&content_type=1 (559 words)

	.: Roma Student Net :. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Jaroka noted that the conference is - the most important contribution to Roma discussing Roma issues on EU level since the accession.
		This is the reason why Jaroka is very much looking forward to the statement of the Commission about the situation of Roma on the 27th of April at the European Parliament.
		Evaluation of active labour market policies is of a crucial importance - governments are usually not doing." Jaroka made a brief overview of the concrete applications of the Lisbon strategy, which should be central in improving the opportunities of Roma in employment.
	www.romastudent.net /prikaz.php?id=105&sta=vesti (707 words)

	Feminist Wire Daily Newsbriefs: U.S. and Global News Coverage
		Roma women, commonly known as "gypsies" are triply discriminated against in their daily lives, “As Roma, as women, and as persons belonging to a socially disadvantaged group” as the Council of Europe 2002 reported.
		However, current attempts to organize Roma women, as well as the recent election of the first Roma member of the European Parliament, Ms.Livia Jaroka, illustrates the upsurge in activism and constructive efforts on the part of women to improve both the conditions of their lives, as well as that of their community as a whole.
		Furthermore, the first Roma member of the European Parliament, 29 year old Livia Jaroka, intends to work with Roma NGO’s, such as the women’s groups, to create a body within the EU to monitor and improve the living conditions of her ethnic community.
	www.msmagazine.com /news/uswirestory.asp?id=8567 (529 words)

	CEU :: Central European University
		Livia Jaroka, a graduate of the CEU Department of Sociology in 1999, became the first CEU graduate elected to the European Parliament (EP) in June 2004.
		Livia is completing her PhD in ethnic and minority studies at University College London (UCL).
		She came back to CEU in the fall of 2004 to give a speech at the CEU Academic Year 2004/2005 opening ceremony, and to meet our alumni affairs team for an interview.
	www.ceu.hu /news-event.jsp?nr=1220&content_type=1 (1544 words)

	[No title]
		Jaroka, 29, was one of 24 Hungarians who won elections last Sunday to join the 732-seat body."It seems that I'm going to represent Gypsies throughout Europe, not just Hungary," she told the Associated Press in the Hungarian capital.
		Jaroka, who is about to receive a doctorate from London University for her studies of Budapest's Gypsies, grew up in modest conditions, but has been more fortunate than most of Hungary's estimated 500,000 Roma, who make up about 5 percent of the country's population of 10 million.Mrs.
		It must be the message I put across," said Paul van Buitenen.Manolis Mavrommatis, a Greek newcomer to Brussels and Strasbourg, is also his country's foremost expert on Italian soccer.
	www.hhrf.org /hac/NoticedInThePress/2004/EU_WT_062004.doc (160 words)

	Travellers News Stories
		One of Europe's largest minorities, the gypsies, will have a member in the European Parliament after Hungarians elected former radio announcer turned anthropologist Livia Jaroka.
		Ms Jaroka, a conservative former radio announcer, is finishing her doctorate at the University College of London.
		Unemployment among gypsies is far higher in Hungary than that of the general population, with a study in the early 1990s putting the community's jobless rate at just under 50 per cent compared to 13 per cent overall at the time.
	www.travellersinleeds.co.uk /_home/news_EUSeat.html (352 words)

	Warsaw Daily (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - As the only Gypsy legislator in the European Parliament, Livia Jaroka says she has a big task ahead in promoting the often-discriminated group.
		Jaroka, 29, was one of 24 Hungarians who wo...
		BUDAPEST, Hungary - As the only Gypsy legislator in the European Parliament, Livia Jaroka says she has a big task ahead in promoting the often-discriminated group.
	archive.wn.com /2004/06/16/1400/warsawdaily (625 words)

	Former radio announcer to represent gypsies in European Parliament - EUbusiness - EU law, politics and finance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		One of Europe's largest minority, the gypsies, will finally have a member in the European Parliament after Hungarians elected former radio announcer turned anthropologist Livia Jaroka on Sunday.
		"My goal is to put central European but primarily Hungarian gypsy concerns on the European political agenda," Jaroka, a 30 year-old mother of one, is quoted as saying on her Fidesz party's website.
		Unemployment among gypsies is far higher in Hungary than that of the general population, with a study in the early 1990s putting the community's jobless rate at just under 50 percent compared to 13 percent overall at the time.
	www.eubusiness.com /Hungary/040613212700.08i6bv6z (461 words)

	www.epha.org - printer friendly article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		However, there are 66 MEPs that are not yet in the standard political groups, but many of these may be part of the Eurosceptic groupings.
		Hungarian voters elected the first Roma MEP, Mrs Livia Jaroka who says she will represent all of Europe’s 12 million Roma.
		The next few weeks will see frantic negotiations as the parties define their alliances and partnerships at the Parliament and form definitive political group.
	www.epha.org /article_texte.php3?id_article=1291 (568 words)

	Union of Councils for Soviet Jews: Bigotry Monitor: Volume 6, Number 20
		On June 6, the European Parliament adopted by a large majority MP Livia Jaroka's report analyzing “the extreme levels” and “multiple forms of discrimination” faced by Roma women living in the European Union (EU), according to the Brussels-based European Roma Information Office (ERIO).
		Jaroka, the first Roma MP in the history of the European Parliament, pointed out that national governments often do not go beyond presenting action plans and do not provide the financial means necessary to achieve actual change.
		She praised the rise of Roma NGOs and expressed satisfaction that the European Commission considers support of the Roma civil society as a priority.
	www.fsumonitor.com /stories/060906BM.shtml (2240 words)

	Radio Hungary - live via internet! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - As the only Gypsy legislator in the European Parliament, Livia Jaroka says she has a b...
		BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - As the only Gypsy legislator in the European Parliament, Livia Jaroka says she has a big task ahead in...
		BUDAPEST, Hungary - As the only Gypsy legislator in the European Parliament, Livia Jaroka says she has a big task ahead in promoti...
	archive.wn.com /2004/06/16/1400/radiohungary (441 words)

	The Ultimate Roma people Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		The local authorities tend to try to help such people by improving infrastructure in their settlements and subsidizing families further, but such aid is mostly superficial and insufficient.
		In June 2004, Livia Jaroka became the first Roma Member of the European Parliament when she was elected as part of the list of the right-wing Fidesz Party in Hungary, following that country's accession to the European Union.
		Most Roma abandoned their nomadic way of life long ago, and a good representation of way of life of Balkan Roma today can be seen in the films of the famous Bosnian director Emir Kusturica.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Roma_(people) (2531 words)

	Recomnetwork \| ROMA DIPLOMACY: A CHALLENGE FOR EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ms Livia Jaroka, one of the five MEPs in the High Level Group of the Roma Diplomacy Programme and the chair of the conference opening session, emphasised that some of the worst exclusion faced by Roma in employment is within the European Institutions.
		This fact was further elaborated in the background paper of the conference, prepared by Mr Valeriu Nicolae, coordinator of the Roma Diplomacy project.
		Ms Jaroka said: “Anti-Gypsyism is thriving and there is very little done to stop it.
	www.recomnetwork.org /articles/05/12/19/189213.shtml (630 words)

	TOPIC: STATEMENTS TO “AVGHI” BY LIVIA JAROKA, CLAUDE CAHN, AND VASILIS PAITERIS :: RomNews Network Community @ ...
		Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) distributes below a translated excerpt from the two page article in the progressive left daily “Avghi” on the visit, on 31 July 2004, to the Romani settlement of Spata and four Romani settlements in Psari and Nea Zoi of Aspropyrgos, all a mere 20 minutes away from Athens’ Olympic Stadium.
		The visiting delegation included Livia Jaroka the only ethnic Romani Member of the European Parliament, on Hungary’s FIDESZ - European People’s Party list, Vasilis Paiteris Special Advisor on Romani Issues to the Deputy Minister of Culture Petros Tatoulis, and representatives of the European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) and its Greek affiliate Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM).
		Following our visit to the Romani settlements, the member of the European Parliament, Livia Jaroka, elected with Hungary’s FIDESZ that belongs to the European People’s Party like Greece’s governing party ‘New Democracy’ stated that she was shocked by what she saw.
	www.romnews.com /community/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1539&mode=thread&order=0 (859 words)

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