Ministry drafting programme against social exclusion

By ČTK / Published 20 August 2008 Prague, Aug 19 (CTK) - The Czech Local Development Ministry has been working on a programme instructing municipalities on how to help people from socially excluded localities, Josef Balaz, one of the authors of the programme, told journalists Tuesday. Balaz said he believed no Czech town was able to cope with the problem of Romany ghettoes at present. "The programme's ambition is to give municipalities a simple recipe on how to deal with the problem," he said. The main idea is that social integration is connected with the education, employment and accommodation of Romanies. Balaz said money for solving the problem should go to municipalities that present a comprehensive programme to help those socially excluded. He said the government should earmark more money for such programmes. The more... [read full story]