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European Parliament dedicates a European Day
to commemorate the Roma Holocaust
(B-roll)
Original Script Date: April 15, 2015
Script Version: 1
Locations: European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium; Roma Dignity Association, Brussels, Belgium; Romania
Dates Shot: November 26, 2014; April 14-15 2015
Sound: natural with English speech; natural with French speech
Duration: 04:17
Source: S&D group
Restriction: none
Intro
Brussels, 15th April 2015. Following a campaign launched last month by the S&D Group, the European Parliament today in Brussels solemnly recognised the genocide of Roma that took place during World War II and declared that a "European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day" should be dedicated to remember the 500,000 Roma people who were exterminated by the Nazis.
Shotlist
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (April 14, 2015) (SOCIALISTS AND DEMOCRATS, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - ACCESS ALL)
- CUTAWAY: VARIOUS PHOTO PORTRAIT OF ROMA PEOPLE
- COSTEL NASTASIE (PRESIDENT OF ROMA DIGNITY) SAYING (FRENCH):
“Today, it is estimated that between 500.000 and 700.000 Roma have been killed during the World War II. The most affected countries are Croatia with 28 000 Roma killed notably in the camp of Jasenovac, Romania, Hungary, Germany and Poland.»
- CUTAWAY: ECOSTEL NASTASIE SHOWING AN ARCHIVE FROM THE ROMANIAN POLICE (1942)
- COSTEL NASTASIE (PRESIDENT OF ROMA DIGNITY) SAYING (FRENCH):
«This is an archive of the Romanian police force showing that between June the 1st and June the 25th 1942, 25043 Roma have been deported.»
“Several countries in Europe do not follow European law regarding minorities. In some countries, minorities do no have access to education, housing or other facilities. In that regard, I would like the European Parliament to put more pressure on those countries».
ROMANIA (26 November 2014) (ROMA DIGNITY – YAHA IN UNUD, ACCESS ALL)
- DIAMANTA, ROMANIAN ROMA WOMAN (87 YEARS OLD) SAYING (ROMANIAN):
“They put people in a building. When winter came, everyone died. Not a single person survived. As for us, we found a bunker and were lucky! All the other people who were not able to get to a bunker were placed in the “primaria”. Thousands of people died.
ROMANIA (25 November 2010) (ROMA DIGNITY – YAHA IN UNUD, ACCESS ALL)
13. CONSTANTIN, ROMANIAN MAN (65 YEARS OLD)
14. CUTAWAY: COSTEL NASTASIE WATCHINGCONSTANTIN’S TESTIMONY ON HIS COMPUTER
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (April 14, 2015) (SOCIALISTS AND DEMOCRATS, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - ACCESS ALL)
15. CUTAWAY: VARIOUS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (EXTERIOR)
16. CUTAWAY: S&D MEP SORAYA POST TALKING TO A JOURNALIST
17. S&D MEP SORAYA POST SAYING (ENGLISH):
«First of all, we need the European politicians to recognize anti-gypsyism as a special form of racism towards the Roma people».
«The victims and their suffering during the holocaust and the World War II will be recognized with a special day for Roma holocaust. That is the 2nd of August».
«We have to work on two sides. Towards the Roma community but also towards the mainstream society, because the mainstream society has been fed with stereotyped pictures and prejudices during 800 years».
18. CUTAWAY: VARIOUS OF SORAYA POST TALKING TO A JOURNALIST
22. CUTAWAY: GENERAL PLAN OF THE PLENARY ROOM DURING THE VOTING SESSION
23. VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENT SAYING (ENGLISH):
«We come to the last vote in today’s sequence. It is a resolution on International Roma Day on anty-gypsyism in Europe and the EU recognition of the memorial Day of the Roma genocide during World War II.» «The vote is open.»
24. CUTAWAY: MEPS VOTING
23. VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENT SAYING (ENGLISH):
«The vote is closed.»
25. CUTAWAY: GENERAL PLAN OF THE MEPS WAITING FOR THE RESULT OF THE VOTE
23. VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENT SAYING (ENGLISH):
The resolution has been carried with a broad majority.
24. CUTAWAY: COMPUTER PICTURE OF THE RESULT
25. BLACK PANELS:
At least 500,000 Roma were exterminated during World War II. In some countries, more than 80% of the Roma population were exterminated. From 2 to 3 August 1944, 2897 Roma were killed in the Zigeunerlager camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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